Emission Spectrum of the PO Molecule. Part III. Spectrum in the Red Region

Abstract

Four new bands in the red region are observed which have been described in terms of A2Σ+–B2Σ+ and F2Σ+–B2Σ+ systems. A rotational analysis together with deperturbation calculation of one band at 6763 Å has shown that A2Σ+ (ν = 7) and F2Σ+ (ν = 0) vibrational levels are involved in a homogeneous perturbation. The rotational structure study of three bands of a new transition I2Σ+–A2Σ+ has been carried out. From the study of heterogeneous perturbations observed in the I vibrational levels, it has been suggested that the perturbing state is a 2Π state arising from the 3d complex.