Electronic states of C2H6+

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Abstract
The complete photoelectron spectrum of ethane has been measured in the valence region using Ne, He I, and He II resonance radiation. The resolution of these spectra is sufficient to partially resolve vibronic structure accompanying the transition to the ground ionic state. The similarity of this structure with that obtained from model calculations using the Jahn-Teller theorem strongly suggests that the active vibration in this transition is a doubly degenerate CH3 deformation mode and that the ground ionic state is a Jahn-Teller split 2 E g state. These experiments suggest a 2 A 1g term for the first excited ionic state. The transition to the 2 A 2u state of the ion contains evidence for two active vibrations v 1 (C–H stretch) and v 3 (C-C stretch).