Spectre du radical P2+ : Etude des transitions C2Π – X2Π et D2Π–X2Π

Abstract

The emission spectrum of the P2+ molecular ion has been obtained with a high frequency discharge through a mixture of helium and phosphorus vapour. Both the C2Π–X2Π and D2Π–X2Π systems have been photographed under high dispersion and their rotational structure analysed.The previously known C2Π–X2Π system has been completed by analysing 21 new bands. The D2Π(inv)–X2Π system has not been observed previously. For the three states, involved in these two transitions, the vibrational and rotational constants have been calculated or refined. The p constants for the Λ-doubling for each state have been evaluated. Finally the interpretation of the data of the C2Π state requires a centrifugal distortion term AD in the spin–orbit coupling constant A.