title: Resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy of BNB.
abstract: Triatomic BNB has been produced by laser ablation of a boron nitride rod in a supersonic expansion of helium carrier gas and has been investigated using resonant two-photon ionization spectroscopy in the visible region. The B 2Pi(g)-X 2Sigma(u)+ band system has been recorded near 514 nm and is dominated by a strong origin band, which has been rotationally resolved and analyzed. Both the (11)B(14)N(11)B (64% natural abundance) and the (10)B(14)N(11)B (32% natural abundance) isotopic modifications have been analyzed, leading to the spectroscopic constants (and their 1sigma error limits) of B0"(X 2Sigma(u)+)=0.466 147(70), B0'(B 2Pi(g))=0.467 255(75), and A0'(B 2Pi(g))=6.1563(38) cm(-1) for (10)B(14)N(11)B, corresponding to r(B-N)"(X 2Sigma(u)+)=1.312 47(10) A and r(B-N)'(B 2Pi(g))=1.310 92(11) A. Very similar values are obtained for the more abundant isotopomer, (11)B(14)N(11)B: B0"(X 2Sigma(u)+)=0.444 493(69), B0'(B 2Pi(g))=0.445 606(70), A0'(B 2Pi(g))=6.1455(38) cm(-1), corresponding to r(B-N)"(X 2Sigma(u)+)=1.312 41(10) A and r(B-N)'(B 2Pi(g))=1.310 77(10) A. These results are discussed as they relate to Walsh's rules and are compared to results for related molecules.
authors.affiliation: Departement Chemie, Universität Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Apetrei
authors.forename: Lukasz
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authors.lastname: Chacaga
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Maier