New electronic transitions of the C2 molecule in absorption in the vacuum ultraviolet region
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Three new electronic transitions of the C2 molecule have been observed in absorption in the region 1300–1450 Å. The system of shortest wavelength is readily identified as a 1Πu–1Σg+ transition; the lower state is the ground state X1Σg+ of the molecule. The other two systems arise by absorption from the low-lying a3Πu state; the upper states are new 3Σg− and 3Δg states. Rotational and vibrational constants of the three new states have been determined. The new states are Rydberg states. Their correlation to the separated atoms is briefly discussed.
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1971 ◽
Vol 49
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pp. 1659-1664
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1989 ◽
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pp. 401-408
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1968 ◽
Vol 72
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pp. 3820-3827
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