SPIN AND VIBRONIC COUPLING IN EXCITED ELECTRONIC STATES OF $NO_{2} \Sigma$
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1974
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Ohio State University
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vibronic states of the $^{2}B_{1}$ electronic state of $NO_{2}$ display little Zeeman effect when observed under a variety of magnetic fields up to 8 kiloGauss, $\Sigma$ vibronic states of the nearby $B_{2}$ electronic state, on the other hand, suffer severe displacement and broadening at a field of 5 kG. In some instances, this displacement has facilitated assignment of rotational quantum numbers. $N_{18}O_{2}$, when excited at 5145 {\AA} by an Argon laser, fluoresces to ground state levels which are vibrationally excited in multiple quanta of $v_{1}$ and $V_{2}$ as well as the $v_{3}$ fundamental vibration. Normal and $^{15}$N-enriched $NO_{2}$ exhibit fluorescence obeying the selection rules $\Delta K = 0, \pm 2$. The interpretation of this behavior in terms of spin and vibronic coupling will discussed.
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Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario London