Abstract
We have employed (2+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy to record electronic absorption spectra of NO-Rg (Rg=Ne,Ar,Kr) van der Waals complexes. The nitric oxide molecule is the chromophore, and the excitation corresponds to an electron being promoted from the 2ppi* orbital to 3dsigma, 3dpi, and 3ddelta Rydberg states. We review the ordering of the 3dlambda states of NO and use this as a basis for discussing the 3d components in the NO-Rg complexes, in terms of the interactions between the Rydberg electron, the core, and the Rg atom. Predissociation of the H' 2Pi state occurs through the F2Delta state for NO-Ar and NO-Kr, and this will be considered. We shall also outline problems encountered when trying to record similar spectra for NO-Xe, related to the presence of atomic Xe resonances.
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