Rotation-Vibration Spectra of Diatomic and Simple Polyatomic Molecules with Long Absorbing Paths. II. The Spectrum of Carbon Monoxide below 1.2μ

1 November 1949

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics

Vol. 17 (11) , 1099-1102
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1747120

Abstract

The third overtone of CO at 1.19μ has been photographed under high dispersion. From this band precise values for the rotational constants of the CO molecule are derived. They agree excellently with the values obtained from the ultraviolet spectra but are considered to be much more accurate. The equilibrium internuclear distance of CO in the ground state is re =1.12819×10−8 cm. An attempt to obtain also the fourth overtone failed even with path lengths of 3000 m atmos. The second overtone was observed under low resolution with a path length of 30 m.

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