The D1\ state of HD and the mass scaling relation of its predissociation widths
Abstract
Absorption spectra of HD have been recorded in the wavelength range of 75 to 90 nm at 100 K using the vacuum ultraviolet Fourier transform spectrometer at the Synchrotron SOLEIL. The present wavelength resolution represents an order of magnitude improvement over that of previous studies. We present a detailed study of the D1 - X1+g system observed up to v'=18. The Q-branch transitions probing levels of - symmetry are observed as narrow resonances limited by the Doppler width at 100 K. Line positions for these transitions are determined to an estimated absolute accuracy of 0.06 cm-1 . Predissociation line widths of + levels are extracted from the absorption spectra. A comparison with the recent results on a study of the D1 state in H2 and D2 reveals that the predissociation widths scale as μ-2J(J+1), with μ the reduced mass of the molecule and J the rotational angular momentum quantum number, as expected from an interaction with the B'1u+ continuum causing the predissociation.
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