Abstract

The laser induced fluorescence spectrum of palladium dimer (Pd2) in the visible region between 480 and 700 nm has been observed and analyzed. The gas-phase Pd2 molecule was produced by laser ablation of palladium metal rod. Eleven vibrational bands were observed and assigned to the [17.1](3)Πg-X(3)Σu(+) transition system. The bond length (ro) and vibrational frequency (ΔG1∕2) of the ground X(3)Σu(+) state were determined to be 2.47(4) Å and 211.4(5) cm(-1), respectively. A molecular orbital energy level diagram was used to understand the observed ground and excited electronic states. This is the first gas-phase experimental investigation of the electronic transitions of Pd2.

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