Spectroscopy of Fluorine Flames. I. Hydrogen-Fluorine Flame and the Vibration-Rotation Emission Spectrum of HF

Abstract
The hydrogen fluoride vibration‐rotation emission spectrum from a hydrogen‐fluorine diffusion flame has been studied under high dispersion from 3200 cm−1 in the infrared to about 5500 A in the visible. Measurements were made on the rotational lines in 23 bands including (1–0), (2–1), and (3–2) of the Δv=1 sequence; (2–0), (3–1), (4–2), (5–3), and (6–4) of Δv=2; (3–0), (4–1), (5–2), and (6–3) of Δv=3; (4–0), (5–1), (6–2), (7–3), (8–4), and (9–5) of Δv=4; and (5–0), (6–1), (7–2), (8–3), and (9–4) of Δv=5. Complete rotational and vibrational analyses were carried out. The constants Bv, Dv, and Hv are given for v=0 to 9. The data were extensive and precise enough to warrant an extended Dunham treatment from which 18 coefficients could be determined, including those for terms in (v+½)5 and J4(J+1)4. Band centers for 22 bands and the vibrational term values Ev for v=0 to 9 are given.

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