ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Radiative lifetimes are reported for CH2(b 1B1) in a wide range of rotational states in the (0,14,0), (0,15,0), (0,16,0), and (0,17,0) vibrational levels. Laser photolysis of ketene in a supersonic-jet expansion produced CH2(a 1A1) which was excited to single rovibrational levels of the (b 1B1) state by a second laser. Analysis of the temporal evolution of the fluorescence (b 1B1)–(a 1A1) yielded collision-free radiative lifetimes for the (b 1B1) state. The measured lifetimes range from about 4 to 10 μs and decrease with increasing vibrational energy. For the (0,14,0) overtone, the lifetimes increase slightly as a function of J (Ka=0). However, the lifetimes of rotational levels with Ka=0 in the (0,16,0) vibrational state are found to be independent of the rotational state. Calculations of the vibronic lifetimes show that the considerable lifetime lengthening when Ka≥1 is due to Renner–Teller coupling to the a˜ 1A1 state. The random lifetime fluctuation observed in some vibronic bands is probably due to spin–orbit coupling to the X˜ 3B1 state, e.g., 413 and 414 of (0,15,0). Here the radiative lifetime of the singlet component is shorter than that of the corresponding triplet component.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.464252
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