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Oscillator strength of the C/sub 2/ Swan bands

Journal Article · · High Temp. Sci.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5208624

Absolute emission and absorption measurements of rotational lines and band heads of the 0-0 C/sub 2/ Swan system have been made for carbon vapor inequilibrium with graphite at 2853-3051/sup 0/K. The data were treated for deviation from the linear curve of growth and for partial reversal in experiments with an external light source. At 3000/sup 0/K fN''/sub v0K1J0/ = 1.6 x 10/sup 8/ molecules/cm/sup 3/. The sum over all rotational lines of the 0-0 transition yields fN''/sub v0/ = 6.1 x 10/sup 11/ molecules/cm/sup 3/. The average of nine independent fN determinations from the literature yield fN''/sub v0K1J0/ = 1.9 x 10/sup 8/ molecules/cm/sup 3/. These values averaged with lifetime measurements yield f/sub 0,0/ = 0.027 corresponding to a radiative lifetime or the v' = 0 level of 110 ns. The values are consistent with ..delta..H/sub 0//sup 0//R = 101,000 K for the sublimation of C/sub 2/ (a/sup 3/II) from graphite. These values for the Swan system are compared with the corresponding values from the literature for six other band systems of C/sub 2/. 69 references, 1 figure, 5 tables.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5208624
Journal Information:
High Temp. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: High Temp. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 11:4; ISSN HITSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English