Large rotational energy release in collision-induced SIF C(2)Δ-B(2)Σ(+) valence-Rydberg transfer

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0009-2614(95)00798-9

Distinct rotational population distributions were prepared in SiF C(2)Δ, v=0 radicals by laser excitation. Collisions with H2 or N2 transferred a fraction of the C(2)Δ molecules to the lower-lying B(2)Σ(+) state. B-X fluorescence spectra revealed the nasc