Laboratory spectroscopy of H₃⁺

Table of Contents

Laboratory spectroscopy of H3+

Motivations

Formation of H3+

Laboratory Plasma

Types of Molecular Spectroscopy

Vibrational Modes of H3+

Vibrational Modes of H3+

Quantum Numbers for H3+

The v2 - 0 fundamental band

Experimental work on v2 - 0

The v2 - 0 band as a probe of H3+

The fundamental band

Understanding the v2 Spectrum

Variational Calculations

Vibrational Band Types

Vibrational Overview

Vibrational Overview

Vibrational Overview

Hot Bands

First Overtone Band: 2v2 - 0

Absolute Energy Levels

Second Overtone Band: 3v2 - 0

Forbidden Band v1 - 0

Forbidden Band v1+v2 - v2

Combination Bands

Observed Spectrum

Table of Results

Table of Results

v1+2v2(2) Energy Levels

Breaking the Barrier to Linearity

Future Prospects

Acknowledgements

Column Density of H3+

Email: bjmccall@astro.berkeley.edu

Home Page: http://astro.berkeley.edu/~bjmccall

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Presented at the Royal Society Discussion Meeting on "Astronomy, Physics, and Chemistry of H3+"

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