Isotope dependent predissociation in the C-1 Sigma(+) ,v=0 and v=1 states of CO
Rotationally resolved spectral lines in the C-X(1,0) band of carbon monoxide are investigated under high resolution using a coherent vacuum ultraviolet laser source, continuously tunable near 107 nm. Transition frequencies are determined by calibrating against a reference standard of iodine lines, recorded with saturation spectroscopy in the visible range, yielding an absolute accuracy of 0.003 cm
