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Laser photodissociation of Na/sup +//sub 2/

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5935992

Photodissociation of Na/sub 2//sup +/ formed by sequential excitation and ionization of Na/sub 2/ by an Ar/sup +/ laser has been studied. Experiments using a single frequency cw dye laser tuned to a D line are also described, and compared to previous multimode experiments. The results of both sets of experiments support our previous hypothesis that Na/sup +/ formed in sodium vapor irradiated with light from a cw multimode dye laser tuned to a D line result from photodissociation of incipient Na/sub 2//sup +/ formed in Na(3p)/Na(3p) associative ionization. (AIP)

Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of Missouri: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63121
OSTI ID:
5935992
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 75:12; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English