The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1936 · 57 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesChemistryElectronic MaterialsSpectroscopic AnalysisSpectroscopyAbsorption SpectroscopyElectronic SpectroscopyNitrogen OxidesNitrogen Oxides ChemistryOptical SpectroscopyUltraviolet SpectroscopyAbsorption SpectraAbsorption SpectrumFar Ultraviolet ObservationsIonizationNitrous OxideNitrous Oxide AbsorptionRydberg SpectroscopyUltraviolet Absorption Spectra
The absorption spectrum of nitrous oxide below 2200A has been reinvestigated. Much new material has been found, particularly below 1550A, including some discrete systems of bands, and some continuous regions of absorption. No bands are found below 997A, but only continous absorption down to about 850A, the limit of observation. A Rydberg series was found, converging to an ionization potential of 12.66 volts. Evidence was found for a total of ten electronic states including the members of the Rydberg series. The vibration frequency in the electronic transition around 1500A is 621 cm—1.
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