Molecular Spectrum of Cadmium Vapor

Abstract

The fluorescence and discharge spectra between 1900A and 5000A of Cd vapor were observed when the vapor was excited under various conditions. The observations include: emission of band spectra between 2212 and 2288 in both spectra, the process of excitation of some of the fluorescence spectrum, and a general summary of the Cd band spectra. Potential energy-nuclear separation curves for the Cd molecule are concluded from these observations and from the results to be presented in another paper.