PREDISSOCIATION BY ROTATION OF THE OH MOLECULE
Abstract
The rotational analysis of the B 2 - A 2 system of the OH molecule shows a predissociation of the upper B 2 state in one normal hydrogen atom and one excited O(1S) atom. The effective potential curves for this state are calculated and allow to check the predissociation assumption. The O(1S) atoms give in the OH and OD spectra small continuous quasi-molecular spectra. Moreover, in the OH spectrum one observes near the (OI) 5577 line, a set of isolated lines also ascribed to complex molecules. The rotational structure of the above system for the OD molecule is given in tables. Complementary experimental data are given for the C 2 - A 2 system of OH. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0256951
Entities
People
- L. Herman
Organizations
- Paris Observatory, PSL University