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Selective Detection Of Singlet Gerade Metastable States Of N-2, Wladyslaw Kedzierski, J. W. Mcconkey
Selective Detection Of Singlet Gerade Metastable States Of N-2, Wladyslaw Kedzierski, J. W. Mcconkey
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Metastable N-2 molecules produced by electron impact on N2 are detected using a unique solid nitrogen matrix detector. The time-of-flight system is shown to be selectively sensitive to a(1)Pi(g) and (1)Sigma(+)(g) or (1)Gamma(g) metastable species. The latter species had been identified theoretically previously but was detected experimentally for the first time in the present investigation. Their identification and excitation as a function of electron energy from threshold to 300 eV are presented. Comparison is made with the data obtained by other techniques. Published by AIP Publishing.