A new electronic transition C2πr–A2πi, of AlO
Several weak bands of AlO, degraded to the violet and occurring as wide doublets 200 cm−1 apart, have been observed in the region 3300–4000 Å, in emission from a high frequency discharge through a flowing mixture of AlCl3 vapour, oxygen, and argon. These bands have been identified as due to a new electronic transition C2πr–A2πi of AlO. This has been confirmed from a detailed rotational analysis of the 1–0 and 0–1 bands (heads, respectively, at 3481.92, 3506.09 Å and 3683.30, 3710.98 Å) from high resolution spectra. Numerous rotational perturbations have been found in both the C2π3/2 and C2π1/2 substates. Effective rotational constants have been determined for these substates. Λ-doubling has been observed even in the substate C2π3/2.