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Quintet States in Atomic Systems
Author(s) -
Lee Anthony R.,
Wilkins Adam C. R.,
Gareth Brenton A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(19960715)10:9<1047::aid-rcm510>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - metastability , chemistry , ionic bonding , spectroscopy , atomic physics , state (computer science) , chemical physics , ground state , ion , physics , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , algorithm , computer science
Quintet states in atomic and ionic systems are fascinating and are rare and elusive to optical studies. This brief communication reviews our observation of specific quintet states in the N + , O 2+ and Ar 4+ systems via electron‐capture processes in high‐resolution translational energy spectroscopy. In particular, the metastable [3s3p 3 5 S 0 ] state of Ar 4+ , which is not listed in comprehensive spectroscopic tables, has been identified and located at an energy of 7.7 eV above the 3 P ground state.