The millimetre wave spectrum of the 13C14N radical in its ground state

Abstract

The N = 0→ 1 and N = 1 → 2 transitions of 13C14N have been observed in a rf glow discharge in a CO + N2 + He mixture cooled at liquid nitrogen temperature. The 41 measured frequencies have been used to determine the rotational and fine structure constants as well as the hyperfine structure due to the 13C and 14N nuclei. Relative line intensities have also been calculated with a view to interstellar detection.