Rotational Structure in the (2,0) Band of the C2 Δ3/2–X2 Π1/2 Subsystem of SbO

Abstract

The rotational structure in (2,0) band of C2Δ3/2–X2Π1/2 subsystem of SbO molecule has been photographed in the third order of a 35 ft concave grating spectrograph, and the rotational constants of the two combining states have been determined. It is found that the new rotational constants for the ground state are in agreement with those reported by Rai et al., but the constants for the excited state differ appreciably from those reported earlier by Rao and Rao. A small λ-type doubling (≈4.0 × 10−6 cm−1) is observed in the excited state. The isotopic lines due to 123SbO have also been observed.