Abstract
We report on a study of the I'1Πg outer well state of HD. Via a resonance-enhanced XUV + IR (extreme ultraviolet + infrared) excitation scheme, rovibronic levels (v = 0-2, J = 1-4) are populated and probed by pulsed lasers. Level energies are measured with an accuracy of [Formula: see text] 0.03 cm-1. Due to gerade-ungerade symmetry breaking, the long-range behavior of the I' potential in HD deviates from that of H2 and D2. When this deviation is taken into account a semi-empirical potential for the I'1Πg state may be constructed, resulting in better agreement with the observed level energies than derived from an adiabatic ab initio potential. With this new potential it is predicted that the I' well can sustain only 4 vibrational levels, with the v = 3 level having a binding energy of [Formula: see text]1.38(3) cm-1. PACS Nos.: 33.80.Rv, 34.20.Cf, 33.20.Ni, 31.50.+w
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