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Jet cooled benzyl and p-methylbenzyl radicals have been produced from a heated pulsed nozzle source following laser photolysis of benzyl chloride and chloro-p-xylene, respectively. The laser induce $\alpha$ fluorescence spectra of the $A1$ ($22326cm-1$) and $6a01$ ($22432cm-1$) bands of benzyl and the $000$ ($21700cm-1$) band of p-methylbenzyl were recorded. The results of the rotational analysis of the benzyl bands and the rotational-torsional analysis of the p-methylbenzyl band will be presented.