PULSED LASER OPTOGALVANIC SPECTROSCOPY OF IODINE IN RF DISCHARGE

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1986

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Ohio State University

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Laser Optogalvanic (LOG) spectra of iodine vapors (50-200 mTorr pressure) in an rf discharge $(\sim 30 MHz)$ have been studied by means of a pulsed, flash-lamp pumped, tunable dye laser. Signals were normalized on a pulse-by-pulse basis before averaging and the effective duty-cycle was forced towards unity in order to obtain smooth spectra even at low pulse-repetition rates. Contrary to the usual arrangement, the pick-up coil was placed outside the rf excitation electrodes and excellent LOG signals were obtained when a transverse optical excitation was imposed in the region between the pick-up coil and the rf electrode. The LOG signal consists of two components: a fast component $(\sim 1\mu s)$ that is atomic in orgin and is almost synchronous with the excitation laser pulse and a slow component $(50-100\mu s)$ which is molecular in origin. The spectrum of the fast component, excited with $14900-17000cm^{-1}$ laser radiation, shows atomic (ionic as well as neutral) transitions originating from various excited states; that of the slow component, similarly excited, is the normal $\tilde{B} \leftarrow \tilde{X}$ iodine molecular spectrum. The nature and origin of the two distinct components in the LOG signal will be discussed and some spectroscopic analysis will be presented.

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Address: Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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