Vibrationally resolved O [Formula Presented] core-excitation spectra of CO and NO

R. Püttner, I. Dominguez, T. J. Morgan, C. Cisneros, R. F. Fink, E. Rotenberg, T. Warwick, M. Domke, G. Kaindl, A. S. Schlachter

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Abstract

High-resolution photoabsorption spectra of CO and NO below the O [Formula Presented] ionization threshold are presented. The vibrational fine structure of the O [Formula Presented] and O [Formula Presented] Rydberg excitations could be resolved for both molecules, allowing a determination of the vibrational energies and intramolecular distances of the core-excitation states in CO and NO from Franck-Condon analyses. Ab initio calculations are performed for the O [Formula Presented] excitation in CO to give an independent confirmation of the spectroscopic parameters derived from the Franck-Condon analysis. The spectral features of the O [Formula Presented] Rydberg region in CO are reassigned on the basis of the experimental results. The results obtained for the O [Formula Presented] Rydberg state in NO support the idea of a weakening of the molecular bond upon an O [Formula Presented] ionization process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3415-3423
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume59
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

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