Continuum and discrete pulsed cavity ring down laser absorption spectra of Br2 vapor

The absorption cross-sections at room temperature are reported for the first time, of Br2 vapor in overlapping bound-free and bound-bound transition of A(3)pi1u <-- Xsigma(g)+, X(1)pi1u <-- X(1)sigma(g)+ and B(3)pi0u <-- X(1)sigma(g)+, using cavity ring down spectroscopy (CRDS) technique. We reported here, the A(3)pi1u <-- X(1)sigma(g)+, transition is included along with the two stronger X(1)pi1u <-- X(1)sigma(g)+ and B(3)pi0u <-- X(1)sigma(g) transitions of Br2. We obtained discrete absorption cross-section in the rotational structure, the continuum absorption cross-sections, and were also able to measure the absorption cross-section in separate contribution of A(3)pi1u <-- X(1)sigma(g)+, (1)pi1u <-- X(1)sigma(g)+, and B(3)pi0u <-- X(1)sigma(g)+ transitions using CRDS method to use quantum yield of Br*((2)P(1/2)). We obtained absorption cross-section order 10(-19) cm2 and detection 10(13) molecule cm(-3) (1 mTorr) of Br2. The absorption cross-sections are increasing with increasing excitation energy in the wavelength region 510-535 nm.