Vibrationally resolved photofragment spectroscopy of FeO+

Abstract
We report the first vibrationally resolved spectroscopic study of FeO+. We observe the 0←0 and 1←0 bands of a Σ6←XΣ6 transition at 28 648.7 and 29 311 cm−1. Under slightly modified source conditions the 1←1 transition is observed at 28 473 cm−1. In addition to establishing an upper limit D0o(Fe+–O)⩽342.7 kJ/mol, our results give the first experimental measurements of the vibrational frequencies in both the ground state, ν0″=838±4 cm−1, and the excited electronic state, ν0′=662±2 cm−1. Partially resolved rotational structure underlying the vibrational peaks has been analyzed to measure the predissociation lifetime and estimate the change in molecular constants upon electronic excitation.

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