Abstract
The 1,2,3-butatriene cation H2CCCCH2+ was observed with a monochromator in the optical emission from a hollow-cathode glow discharge and an extended negative glow discharge. This cation was effectively produced by the discharge of 2-butyne (H3CCCCH3), although no other organic species worked as its precursors. The observed emission bands were assigned to the 2B3u-X2B2g electronic transition on the basis of the chemical and physical investigations for the production and the reported photoelectron spectrum of H 2CCCCH2. The frequency of the electronic transition's v = 0-0 origin band was evaluated to be 20 381 cm-1 from the emission band, which enables the comparison of the v = 0-0 absorption feature of H2CCCCH2+ with diffuse interstellar bands.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-57 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy |
Volume | 297 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Diffuse interstellar bands
- Discharge
- Electronic transition
- Emission
- Extended negative glow
- Hollow cathode