Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.103, No.9, 3357-3366, 1995
Hyperfine Polarization Quantum Beats in Cyanogen
Hyperfine polarization quantum beats caused by the reversible interchange of molecular polarization and nuclear spin polarization are observed in the fluorescence of C2N2, following laser absorption on the 4(0)(1) ($) over tilde A((1) Sigma(u)(-)) <-- ($) over tilde X((1) Sigma(g)(+)) band at 219 nm. Cross sections for collisional quenching and alignment depolarization of the fluorescence, determined by quantum beat spectroscopy, are 88 and 285 Angstrom(2), respectively.
Keywords:LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE;POLYATOMIC MOLECULE;SPECTROSCOPY;EXCITATION;STATE;ALIGNMENT;SPECTRUM;FLAMES