Optical Zeeman spectroscopy of calcium monohydride
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604 (United States)
The Zeeman effect in the ground and low-lying excited electronic states of calcium monohydride CaH has been experimentally investigated using optical Zeeman spectroscopy of the (0,0) band of the B{sup 2}{sigma}{sup +}-X{sup 2}{sigma}{sup +} and the (0,0) band of the A{sup 2}{pi}-X{sup 2}{sigma}{sup +} systems. The observed Zeeman-induced shifts and splittings of numerous branch features recorded near the natural linewidth limit were successfully modeled using a traditional effective Hamiltonian approach to account for the interaction between the (v=0) A{sup 2}{pi} and (v=0) B{sup 2}{sigma}{sup +} states and explicit inclusion of the interaction matrix elements for the heterogeneous perturbations between the (v=1) A{sup 2}{pi} and (v=0) B{sup 2}{sigma}{sup +} states. The determined magnetic g factors for the X{sup 2}{sigma}{sup +}, B{sup 2}{sigma}{sup +}, and A{sup 2}{pi} states are compared with previously assumed values and those predicted by perturbation theory.
- OSTI ID:
- 20786692
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Vol. 73, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.012502; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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