Marvel Analysis of the Measured High-resolution Rovibronic Spectra of TiO
Abstract
Accurate, experimental rovibronic energy levels, with associated labels and uncertainties, are reported for 11 low-lying electronic states of the diatomic {}48{{Ti}}16{{O}} molecule, determined using the Marvel (Measured Active Rotational-Vibrational Energy Levels) algorithm. All levels are based on lines corresponding to critically reviewed and validated high-resolution experimental spectra taken from 24 literature sources. The transition data are in the 2-22,160 cm-1 region. Out of the 49,679 measured transitions, 43,885 are triplet-triplet, 5710 are singlet-singlet, and 84 are triplet-singlet transitions. A careful analysis of the resulting experimental spectroscopic network (SN) allows 48,590 transitions to be validated. The transitions determine 93 vibrational band origins of {}48{{Ti}}16{{O}}, including 71 triplet and 22 singlet ones. There are 276 (73) triplet-triplet (singlet-singlet) band-heads derived from Marvel experimental energies, 123(38) of which have never been assigned in low- or high-resolution experiments. The highest J value, where J stands for the total angular momentum, for which an energy level is validated is 163. The number of experimentally derived triplet and singlet {}48{{Ti}}16{{O}} rovibrational energy levels is 8682 and 1882, respectively. The lists of validated lines and levels for {}48{{Ti}}16{{O}} are deposited in the supporting information to this paper.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Pub Date:
- February 2017
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4365/228/2/15
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1703.03477
- Bibcode:
- 2017ApJS..228...15M
- Keywords:
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- astronomical databases: miscellaneous;
- brown dwarfs;
- molecular data;
- opacity;
- planets and satellites: atmospheres;
- stars: low-mass;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Astrophys. J Suppl. Series, 228 (2017) 15