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Efficient production of electronically excited BiF(AO + ) via collisions with NF( a 1 Δ)
Author(s) -
Herbelin John M.,
Klingberg Robert A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.550160706
Subject(s) - chemistry , excited state , bismuth , charge (physics) , laser , atomic physics , transfer (computing) , optics , physics , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , parallel computing , computer science
An efficient process for converting the energy stored in electronically excited NF ( a 1 Δ) into blue‐green BiF ( A X ) band emissions has been discovered. Bismuth atoms are converted to BiF and then repeatedly pumped to the (AO + ) state in two steps via collisions with NF( a 1 Δ). A model has been formulated that predicts BiF emission intensities that are in excellent agreement with the observed values. Some of the rate coefficients required for this model are estimated by means of charge‐transfer theories. The cyclic nature of this system, along with its other basic properties, suggests that it has a strong potential to be an efficient blue‐green laser system.