Laser-induced fluorescence of hydrogen molecules via the
X1Σ
g+→
B1Σ
u+ transition associated with the
E1Σ
g+→
B1Σ
u+ two-photon excitation was applied to rotational spectroscopy of HD. Firstly, pure H
2 and D
2 molecules were permeated through a palladium membrane to create HD-containing hydrogen gas. UV laser, whose wavelength was varied within the range of 201.400nm to 202.000nm, irradiated the sample gas to induce two-photon excitation, and the following relaxation fluorescence was collected. In the above wavelength range, 12 peaks were observed, which were carefully assigned to the rotational states of H
2, D
2, and HD by comparing with theoretical calculations.[This abstract is not included in the PDF]
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