Emission Spectrum of the PO Molecule. Part III. Spectrum in the Red Region

Four new bands in the red region are observed which have been described in terms of A2Σ+–B2Σ+ and F2Σ+–B2Σ+ systems. A rotational analysis together with deperturbation calculation of one band at 6763 Å has shown that A2Σ+ (ν = 7) and F2Σ+ (ν = 0) vibrational levels are involved in a homogeneous perturbation. The rotational structure study of three bands of a new transition I2Σ+–A2Σ+ has been carried out. From the study of heterogeneous perturbations observed in the I vibrational levels, it has been suggested that the perturbing state is a 2Π state arising from the 3d complex.