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Estimation of the Efficiency of Laser Excitation of Phosphorus Oxide Molecules

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The vibrational and rotational terms of the \({{X}^{2}}\Pi \) and \({{A}^{2}}{{\Sigma }^{ + }}\) electronic states of the phosphorus oxide (PO) molecule are calculated, as well as the absorption spectrum corresponding to the \({{A}^{2}}{{\Sigma }^{ + }}({v}{\kern 1pt} ' = 0;J{\kern 1pt} ') - {{X}^{2}}\Pi ({v}{\kern 1pt} '' = 0;J{\kern 1pt} '')\) transition. The efficiency of laser excitation of PO molecules is estimated versus spectral parameters of the radiation.

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Bobrovnikov, S.M., Gorlov, E.V. & Zharkov, V.I. Estimation of the Efficiency of Laser Excitation of Phosphorus Oxide Molecules. Atmos Ocean Opt 34, 302–312 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856021040047

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