Laser-induced fluorescence detection of ClO radicals at 167–180 nm

Abstract
ClO radicals are detected by a laser‐induced fluorescence technique, using the C 2Σ–X 2Π transition with a tunable vacuum ultraviolet laser system. Predissociation in the C 2Σ state is discussed in terms of the fluorescence lifetime and excitation spectra. The vibrational distribution of ClO produced by the reaction between O1D and HCl is measured.