Doctoral Dissertations
Abstract
"The radiative lifetimes of the B¹Σ⁺ and b³Σ⁺ excited states of carbon monoxide were measured at six different pressures: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125 microns of Hg. The lifetimes were obtained by observation of the radiative decay of the (0,0), (0,1), (0,2), and (1,1) bands of the Angstrom system and the radiative decay of the (0,1), (0,2), (0,3), and (0,4) bands of the Third Positive system. No pressure dependence of the lifetimes was observed for either system. The average lifetime of the v' = 0 vibrational level of the B¹Σ⁺ state was found to be 24.4 x 10⁻⁹ seconds; that of the v' = 1 vibrational level of B¹Σ⁺ was found to be 23.9 x 10⁻⁹ seconds, and the average lifetime of the v' = 0 vibrational level of the b³Σ⁺ state was 57.6 x 10⁻⁹ seconds. All measurements are accurate to between 5% and 10% of the true value"--Abstract, page [i].
Advisor(s)
Anderson, Richard A.
Committee Member(s)
Hill, Otto H.
Park, John T.
Foote, Joe R.
Rivers, Jack L.
Department(s)
Physics
Degree Name
Ph. D. in Physics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
1969
Pagination
vi, 81 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-80).
Rights
© 1969 John Robert Rogers, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Dissertation - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Carbon monoxide
Ultraviolet radiation
Excited state chemistry
Thesis Number
T 2351
Print OCLC #
6019736
Electronic OCLC #
850402868
Link to Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
Rogers, John Robert, "Radiative lifetime of the B¹Σ⁺ and b³Σ⁺ states of carbon monoxide" (1969). Doctoral Dissertations. 2245.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/2245
