THE VUV ABSORPTION-SPECTRUM OF THE TIN MONOXIDE MOLECULE

The absorption spectrum of heated SnO between 2000 and 300 Angstrom ha s been recorded using the facilities of the SuperACO synchrotron at Or say, France. New bands have been observed which supplement the data on the previously known systems of SnO. Newly discovered Rydberg series have confirmed the four ionization potentials observed or calculated b y Dyke et al. (1982. Chem. Phys. 67, 245). (C) 1998 Academic Press.