Electronic Quenching of the A(0+u) State of Bi2

Temporally-resolved laser induced fluorescence of high vibrational levels in Bi2 A(0(sub u)(+)) above and below the predissociation limit of v'=22 were investigated by observing total fluorescence from a wavelength tunable, pulsed dye laser. Electronic quenching of Bi2 A(0(sub u)(+)) by five collision partners (Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, N2) was examined for four vibrational levels (v'=22, 23, 24, 25). Electronic quenching by a sixth collision partner (He) was examined for eight vibrational levels (v'=18 through 25). The quenching from stable vibrational levels (v'23) was not temporally resolvable by the experimental apparatus.Air Force Inst of Tech Wright-Patterson AFB OH School of Engineering and Management is the author of 'Electronic Quenching of the A(0+u) State of Bi2', published 2001 under ISBN 9781423528111 and ISBN 1423528115.