title: The electronic spectrum of AuO: a combined theoretical and experimental study.
abstract: The near-infrared electronic spectrum of AuO(1) has been re-examined in light of the new microwave data on the v = 0 and v = 1 vibrations of the X(2)Pi(3/2) state of AuO. The two observed bands in the spectrum, with red-degraded bandheads located at 10726 and 10665 cm(-1), have been reanalyzed. New theoretical work on AuO clarifies the electronic structure, and the bands in the infrared are now assigned as the (0,1) and (1,2) bands of the a(4)Sigma(-)(3/2) - X(2)Pi(3/2) transition, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1652, USA. lobrien@siue.edu
authors.forename: Leah C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Oberlink
authors.forename: Björn O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Roos