Toward the Evaluation of the Oscillator Strength of the ¹Δɡ → ³Σɡ¯ Transition of Molecular Oxygen

Author: Whitlock, Rodger Fairfax

Year: 1965

Degree: Bachelor's thesis

Advisor: Unknown, Unknown

Committee Member: Unknown, Unknown

Option: Chemistry

DOI: 10.7907/6ak6-jg75

Abstract

The oscillator strength of the oxygen ¹Δ_g → ³Σ_g^- transition is evaluated in two ways: from the equivalent width of an individual line of the O-O band; and from the collective equivalent width of the Q-lines around the O-O band head.

These two methods give values for B/c, the Einstein coefficient for spontaneous absorption, of about .027 (erg-sec- molecule)^-1 and .05 (erg-sec-molecule)^-1, respectively.

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