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Apparent Oscillator Strengths for Molecular Oxygen Derived from Electron Energy-Loss Measurements

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Author(s)

R Huebner, Robert Celotta, S Mielczarek, C Kuyatt

Abstract

Oscillator strengths for O2 from 6 to 14 eV are derived from the energy-loss spectrum of 100 eV incident electrons. Integrated f values for the Schumann-Runge bands and continuum, which span four orders of magnitude in intensity, agree well with high-resolution photoabsorption measurements. Vibrational structure superimposed on the Schumann-Runge continuum, previously assigned to the (3sςg) 3g Rydberg state, contributes less than 0.5% to the total oscillator strength determined for that region. These data also yield f values for discrete bands in the region between 9.5 and 14.0 eV, where line saturation problems complicate oscillator strength analysis of the optical data. An oscillator strength sum of 0.198 is obtained for all transitions below the ionization potential at 12.07 eV.
Citation
Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume
63
Issue
1

Citation

Huebner, R. , Celotta, R. , Mielczarek, S. and Kuyatt, C. (1975), Apparent Oscillator Strengths for Molecular Oxygen Derived from Electron Energy-Loss Measurements, Journal of Chemical Physics (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created June 30, 1975, Updated October 12, 2021