The Stimulated Raman Spectrum of Cyanogen

The Raman spectrum of cyanogen 12C214N2 has been investigated at nearly Doppler resolution by means of the Stimulated Raman technique. The regions around the Q branches of the nu1 (2330 cm-1) and nu2 (845 cm-1) vibrations have been recorded. Besides the fundamentals, hot bands arising from v5 = 1, v5 = 2, and v4 = 1 have been observed. The spectra have been analyzed, and rotational constants for the excited states have been obtained. Computer simulations of the Raman contours have been carried out as a test of the assignments. Copyright 1997 Academic Press. Copyright 1997Academic Press