The electronic spectrum of the CS+ molecular ion: rotational analysis and perturbation effects in the A2Πi–X2Σ+ transition

Abstract

A new emission spectrum in the red region (6000–8000 Å) has been recorded from a low pressure hot cathode discharge through carbon disulfide. This band system has been assigned to the A2Πi–X2Σ+ transition of the CS+ molecular ion on the basis of the rotational analysis and comparison with other nine valence-electron molecules. Molecular constants have been obtained by direct least squares fits of the line frequencies to the difference of the eigenvalues of standard 2Π and 2Σ+ matrices.A local perturbation in the A2Πi (ν = 5) state has been studied quantitatively. The position of the perturbing vibrational level in the X2Σ+ state has been determined within a few centimetre−1. This study gave a consistent set of molecular constants for the ground state of CS+ and allowed a partial deperturbation treatment of the observed vibrational levels of the excited A2Πi state.Numerous bands are also observed in the 4000 Å region. A discussion is given concerning the possible assignment of bands at 4059 and 4110 Å to the CS+B2Σ+–A2Πi (0,0) transition.