The Visible Absorption Spectrum of Diatomic Calcium

Abstract

The electronic spectrum of calcium vapor has been photographed in absorption from 460 to 600 nm. A many line spectrum due to Ca2 has been identified from vibrational and rotational analyses and a total of 3800 lines involving 47 bands in the A1Σu+ ← X1Σg+ system of 40Ca2 have been assigned. Analysis shows that the X1Σg+ state is weakly bound with a dissociation energy De″ = 1075 ± 150 cm−1. The A1Σu+ state is considerably more stable. Term values, Dunham coefficients, and RKR potential energy curves have been determined for both electronic states, and Franck–Condon factors, with their dependence on rotation, have been evaluated. The more important constants for the ground state are ωe″ = 64.93 cm−1, ωexe″ = 1.07 cm−1, re″ = 0.4277 nm and those of the upper state are, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text].Le spectre électronique de la vapeur de calcium a été photographié en absorption, de 460 à 600 nm. Un spectre de plusieurs raies provenant de Ca2 a été identifié à partir des analyses vibrationnelle et rotationnelle; on a déterminé les transitions correspondant à un total de 3800 raies appartenant à 47 bandes du système A1Σu+ ← X1Σg+ de 40Ca2. L'analyse montre que l'état X1Σg+ est faiblement lié, avec une énergie de dissociation