THE ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF THE RARE GASES IN THE SOLID STATE
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1959
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Ohio State University
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The absorption spectra of several rare gases in the crystalline state have been investigated out to 1300 A. The pure gas was deposited on a lithium fluoride window cooled to liquid helium temperature. Krypton and argon light sources were used in this investigation. The resonance lines of xenon lie at 1469.6 A and 1295.6 A. Solid xenon has five absorption bands between 1500 A and 1300 A, which can be correlated with the excited electronic states of the free atoms, due consideration being given to the crystal field effects. The resonance lines of krypton lie at 1235.8 A and 1164.9 A. Solid krypton begins absorbing near 1260 A. Again the shift is very small. The absorption of solid argon is under investigation.
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$^{*}$ Research guest from the Catholic University of America.
Author Institution: National Bureau of Standards
Author Institution: National Bureau of Standards