On the Photoelectron Spectrum of O2

Abstract
The photoelectron spectrum of molecular oxygen has been studied in the range 12-28 eV with the 584 Å and 304 Å He lines, and the O2 + states have been measured accurately. Due to the high resolution of our apparatus we have been able to observe the A 2 Πu state which has been considered as absent in photoelectron spectroscopy work. Its ionization energy is 17.045 eV. Our result is compared with spectroscopic observations of the second negative band system A 2ΠuX 2Πg. The relative intensity of the A 2Πu state is in good agreement with a recent calculation by Dixon and Hull.

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