Emission Spectrum of SO (A″3Σ+) Generated in the Reaction of Ar (3P0,2) with SO2

On the flowing afterglow apparatus, in the energy transfer reaction between Ar (3P0,2) and SO2, two series of spectra were observed at two different downstream optical windows from the discharge region. According to the data obtained in this group’s report on the discharge of the mixture of Ar with SO2 and spectral simulation, the two spectrum progressions in the range of 320 and 600 nm were assigned to SO (A″3Σ+→X 3Σ-) and SO (c 1Σ-→X 3Σ-), respectively. The spectroscopic constants for the new electronic state were obtained by spectral simulation based on the method of the least square and shown as follows： T00 =(30460±18.0) cm-1, ωe′=(685±0.8) cm-1 and ωe′χe′=(7.7±8.0) cm-1.