Excited-State Spectroscopy of Molecules Using Opto-acoustic Detection

Abstract
Opto-acoustic high-resolution spectroscopy of the v=12 vibrational-rotational transitions of the Π122 and Π322 states of NO is reported. Accurate frequencies for the 1→2 band centers for both the Π122 and Π322 states are obtained. The opto-acoustic detection technique has allowed Zeeman spectroscopy of the excited-state transitions.