Abstract
Rydberg Rydberg state transitions of Ne2 have been observed for the first time by laser-excitation spectroscopy. Molecular Rydberg states having principal quantum numbers as large as 17 have been detected despite the predissociative nature of the high-lying Ne2 excited states. Several bands have been rotationally resolved and the rotational constant measured for the metastable 3s u+3 state of the excimer agrees with theoretical (ab initio) predictions to within 4%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4906-4908 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics