Abstract
Recently, the Rydberg series of Kr2 was observed in absorption.1 Also, the higher members of the series were observed by dye laser excitation spectroscopy.2 Both approaches examine the rare gas dimer states near the equilibrium internuclear separation. This paper describes the study of the inter-Rydberg transitions by dye laser excitation spectroscopy. These experiments involve producing the species by two-photon excitation of atomic Kr followed by three-body formation of . A subsequent dye laser pulse populates vibrational levels of the and 3Πg states. Production of a Rydberg state is detected by monitoring Kr 5p → 5s emission. The spectroscopy of the 5p3Πg and states and their asymptotic structure are discussed. Also, the appearance of two-photon (sequential) absorption at high dye laser intensities is described.
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