Franck-Condon simulation of the B-A bands of BO

Abstract

Franck-Condon simulation of the emission B-A band system of boron monoxide are given. The computed band origin wavenumbers are found to be in good agreement with those derived from measured band head positions. In the absence of intensity measurements for the B-A bands, the simulated intensities were tested by calculation of the relative intensities of the well known A-X bands under the assumption that the electronic transition moment function is constant. The resulting good agreement between the simulated and experimentally obtained intensity patterns for A-X bands supports the reliability of our simulated B-A spectrum.