title: Near-infrared electronic spectrum of CH2+.
abstract: Four vibronic bands of the A 2B1(Piu)<--X 2A1 electronic transition of CH2+ have been observed in the near infrared from approximately 11,000-13,000 cm(-1) using a highly sensitive spectrometer based on a Ti:sapphire laser and a positive column plasma. The two states are derived from the lowest 2Piu state of the linear conformation as a result of a strong Renner-Teller effect. As expected, the rovibronic structure of the CH2+ spectrum is very similar to that of the isoelectronic BH2 radical reported by Herzberg and Johns. Results of a preliminary analysis are given in which the rotational structures of the two states are treated independently, the ground state as a near-prolate asymmetric rotor and the excited state as a linear molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gottfried
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka