Production and decay of the Ou+ and 1u states of Kr2 excited by synchrotron radiation

Abstract Radiative lifetimes and rates for formation, vibrational relaxation and collisional mixing of the lowest O u + and l u states of Kr 2 ; were determined by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy following excitation by monochromatized synchrotron radiation. The results are compared with those of previous studies employing excitation by fast charged panicles