B2Σ+ state lifetime in CO+
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We measured the lifetime of the B2Σ+, v = 0 level of the astrophysically important CO+ molecule by applying the collinear beam-laser method. Ions in the long-lived A2Π level were excited to the B2Σ+ state by a single-frequency laser beam in resonance with a transition in the B2Σ+ A2Π BaldetJohnson band, and the laser-induced fluorescence from the B2Σ+ X2Σ+ First Negative band was monitored as a function of distance from the excitation region. We claim that our result of 54.9 ± 0.7 ns is less likely to have suffered from systematic error than previous measurements, which were mutually discordant. PACS No. 33.70Ca
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1987 ◽
Vol 87
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pp. 5578-5579
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2013 ◽
Vol 10
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pp. 065101
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