Triplet state harvesting and search for forbidden transition intensity in the nitrogen molecule

• Published in: Frontiers in Chemistry
• Main Authors: Minaev, B. F, Panchenko, O. O, Minaeva, V. A, Ågren, H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Chemistry; Wilkinson; aurora borealis
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9623019/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.1005684

Triplet excited states of the N(2) molecule play an important role in electric discharges through air or liquid nitrogen accompanied by various afterglows. In the rarefied upper atmosphere, they produce aurora borealis and participate in other energy-transfer processes connected with atmospheric pho...