title: UV emission of I2 from the ion-pair state following amplified spontaneous emission.
abstract: This paper reports the results of processes resulting in D0(u) (+)-X (1)Sigma(g) (+) emission when a single rovibrational level of the E0(g) (+) state is prepared. Our study reveals that two kinds of processes populate the D0(u) (+) state; which one occurs depends on the experimental conditions. One process involves amplified spontaneous emission from the E0(g) (+) state. The other is collision-induced energy transfer in self-quenching. We distinguish these two processes from the time profiles of fluorescence signals. These processes give completely different vibrational distributions in the D0(u) (+) state from a given rovibrational level of the E0(g) (+) state. The discrepancy between our results and previous results for the E0(g) (+)-->D0(u) (+) relaxation is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University, Ozukahigashi, Asaminami, Hiroshima 731-3194, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiwata