Details of transitions of CII observed during the PLA of graphite and CVD diamond.[1]
Carbon (CII):
Ground state: 1s2 2s2 2p1, 2Po1/2 Ionisation Potential 24.381 eV
State' |
State" |
E' (eV) |
E" (eV) |
Observed Wavelength (nm) |
4P;3p |
4Po;3d |
24.65 |
23.12 |
807.7 |
4P;3p |
4Po;3d |
24.65 |
23.12 |
806.2 |
4P;3p |
4Po;3d |
24.65 |
23.11 |
804.7 |
2D;3d |
2Po;3p |
18.05 |
16.33 |
723.5 |
2D;3d |
2Po;3p |
18.05 |
16.33 |
723.5 |
4Fo;3d |
4D;3p |
24.28 |
22.54 |
711.8 |
4S;3p |
4Po;3d |
24.65 |
22.90 |
706.4 |
4S;3p |
4Po;3d |
24.66 |
22.90 |
704.6 |
4D;3p |
4Po;3s |
22.54 |
20.71 |
678.5 |
2Po;3p |
2S;3s |
16.33 |
14.45 |
658.2 |
2Go;6g |
2Fo;4f |
22.87 |
20.95 |
646.1 |
2Fo;6f |
2D;4d |
22.86 |
20.84 |
615.1 |
2Do;3d |
2P;3p |
24.60 |
22.57 |
610.0 |
2Po;4p |
2D;3d |
20.15 |
18.05 |
589.4 |
4Po;3s |
4S;3p |
22.90 |
20.71 |
566.2 |
4Po;3s |
4S;3p |
22.90 |
20.71 |
564.8 |
4D;4p |
4Fo;3d |
26.63 |
24.27 |
526.0 |
4P;3p |
4Po;3s |
23.12 |
20.71 |
514.6 |
2G;4f |
2Fo;3d |
27.48 |
24.79 |
462.0 |
2F;4f |
2Do;3d |
27.41 |
24.60 |
441.2 |
4D;4f |
4Po;3d |
27.49 |
24.65 |
437.4 |
4Po;4s |
4P;3p |
25.98 |
23.11 |
432.2 |
2Fo;4f |
2D;3d |
20.95 |
18.05 |
426.8 |
2/4F;4f |
4Do;3d |
27.41 |
24.37 |
407.7 |
2/4D;4f |
4Do;3d |
27.49 |
24.37 |
397.0 |
2S;4s |
2Po;3p |
19.49 |
16.33 |
392.2 |
2/4G;4f |
4Fo;3d |
27.47 |
24.27 |
387.3 |
2D;3p |
2Po;4p |
23.38 |
20.15 |
383.7 |
4Po;4s |
4D;3p |
25.98 |
22.53 |
359.1 |
2Po;5p |
2D;3d |
21.73 |
18.05 |
336.3 |
2P;3p |
2Do;2p3 |
22.57 |
18.65 |
316.8 |
2Fo;5f |
2D;3d |
22.19 |
18.04 |
299.3 |
2Po;3p |
2S;2p2 |
16.33 |
11.96 |
283.7 |
2D;4d |
2Po;3p |
20.84 |
16.33 |
274.7¨ |
4Fo;4d |
4D;3p |
27.22 |
22.54 |
264.0¨ |
2Do;2p3 |
2P;2p2 |
18.65 |
13.72 |
250.8¨ |
¨ Emission observed in 2nd order transmission through monochromator.
[1] Tables of Spectral Lines of Neutral and Ionised Atoms, A. R. Striganov, N. S. Sventitskii, IFI/PLENUM. New York, 1968
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