Inner-shell photoelectron :spectra of the N Is level in N-2 have been measu
red with sufficient resolution to resolve the splitting between the gerade
and ungerade components. The selective enhancement of the gerade component
on the N-2 sigma shape resonance is clearly seen, confirming that the reson
ant-behavior is mainly caused by the sigma (u) channel. The splitting of th
e two components is found to be 97(3) meV.