Table 3 Observed spin-orbit interaction constants A and effective principal quantum numbers n* for the states in RaF assigned in this work

From: Electron correlation and relativistic effects in the excited states of radium monofluoride

 

A (cm−1)

n*

X2Σ

 

1.65

A2Π

2051(1)

2.06

B2Δ

[404(1)]

2.08

C2Σ

 

2.16

D2Π

362(1)

2.50

E2Σ

 

2.74

F2Σ

 

3.00

G2Π

452(1)

3.15

H2Σ

 

3.25

I2Δ

[54(1)]

3.26

  1. The constants for B2Δ and I2Δ are tentative and shown in brackets.