THE RAMAN SPECTRUM OF FLUORINE

Abstract

The rotational and vibrational Raman spectra of gaseous fluorine at 1 atm. pressure were obtained. From these spectra the constants of the molecule in the electronic ground state were determined to be:[Formula: see text]The intensity alternation in the rotational spectrum shows that the nuclear spin of fluorine is [Formula: see text] and that the F¹⁹ nuclei follow Fermi statistics.