The Emission Continuum of Electron‐excited Molecular Hydrogen

Abstract

The emission continua of the dissociative transitions B 1 ∑ u + -X 1 ∑ g + , B″ 1 ∑ u + -X 1 ∑ g + , C 1 Π u -X 1 ∑ g + , and D 1 Π u -X 1 ∑ g + of molecular hydrogen have been calculated. Synthetic spectra of H 2 are in excellent agreement with high-resolution electron-impact-induced emission spectra obtained at 100 eV. An improved calibration standard is obtained, and the dissociation yields of the Lyman and Werner continua produced by electron-impact excitation are presented. © 1997. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.