TY - JOUR
T1 - Preferential energy transfer from N2(A) to specific energy levels of Cu atoms
AU - Nadler, I.
AU - Rosenwaks, S.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Professors D.W. Setser and L.A. valuable drscussions The work was supported by the Israel Commrsslon for Basrc Research the European Office of Aerospace Research Development, AFSC, USAF.
PY - 1980/1/15
Y1 - 1980/1/15
N2 - Emission spectra resulting from reaction of "clean" N2(A3 Σu+) with copper atoms were studied using a flowing afterglow apparatus. The population distribution of the Cu states was calculated from the spectrum; it indicates that Cu atoms are excited by nearly resonant energy transfer processes. N2(A,v') + Cu(2S 1 2) → N2(X, v) + Cu*, and that the transfer is most efficient for N2(A,v') → N2(X,v) transitions with large Franck-Condon factors. The preferential energy transfer results in population inversion between some of the Cu states.
AB - Emission spectra resulting from reaction of "clean" N2(A3 Σu+) with copper atoms were studied using a flowing afterglow apparatus. The population distribution of the Cu states was calculated from the spectrum; it indicates that Cu atoms are excited by nearly resonant energy transfer processes. N2(A,v') + Cu(2S 1 2) → N2(X, v) + Cu*, and that the transfer is most efficient for N2(A,v') → N2(X,v) transitions with large Franck-Condon factors. The preferential energy transfer results in population inversion between some of the Cu states.
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U2 - 10.1016/0009-2614(80)85060-3
DO - 10.1016/0009-2614(80)85060-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:49149148237
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 69
SP - 266
EP - 269
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
IS - 2
ER -