Laser Excitation Spectroscopy of the Jet-Cooled Methoxy Radical Amidst Hydroxyl Transitions

Abstract

Laser-induced fluorescence excitation spectra of the methoxy radical have been recorded under high resolution in a supersonic jet expansion. The rotational structure associated with the 3¹ ₀ band of methoxy has been identified in the midst of strong overlapping rotational transitions due to the hydroxyl radical in the 32240 - 32580 cm⁻¹ spectral region. Rotationally-resolved à ²A₁ – [Xtilde] ²E spectra of the 3¹ ₀ band of methoxy have been explicitly assigned using the nomenclature for prolate symmetric top transitions in doublet states.

Key Words:

• Laser-Induced Fluorescence
• UV Spectroscopy
• Methoxy Radical
• Supersonic Jet Expansion