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The visible laser excitation spectrum of YbOH: The A2Π-X2Σ+ transition
Melville,Coxon
, p. 6974 - 6978 (2001)
In a previous study of YbOH, Gilbert examined the flame spectra of ytterbium salts in the presence of H2 and O2. He tentatively assigned bands to YbOH. This paper provides evidence that Gilbert's assignment of YbOH as the carrier of the bands observed in the flame spectra is either erroneous or involves transitions terminating at an excited state.