I. f-values

 

Huffman, R. E., Tanaka, Y. & Larrabee, J. C., Absorption Coefficients of Nitrogen in the 1000-580 � Wavelength Region, J. Chem. Phys. 39, 910 (1963).

 

Lawrence, G. M., Mickey, D. L. & Dressler, K., Absolute Oscillator Strengths of the Strongest Bands within the Dipole-Allowed Absorption Spectrum of Nitrogen, J. Chem. Phys. 48, 1989 (1968).

 

Geiger, J. & Schršder, B., Intensity Perturbations Due to Configuration Interaction Observed in the Electron Energy-Loss Spectrum of N2, J. Chem. Phys. 50, 7 (1969).

 

Carter, V. L., ÒHigh-resolution N2 Absorption Study from 730 to 980 AÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 56, 4195 (1972).

 

Gurtler, P., Saile, V. & Koch, E. E., Chem. Phys. Lett. 48, 245 (1977).

 

Ajello, J. M., James, G. K. & Franklin, B. O., ÒMedium Resolution Studies of Extreme Ultraviolet Emission from N2 by Electron Impact: Vibrational Perturbations and Cross Sections of the c4Õ and bÕ StatesÓ, Phys. Rev. A 40, 3524 (1989).

 

James, G. K., Ajello, J. M., Franklin, B. & Shemansky, D. E., ÒMedium Resolution Sudies of Extreme Ultraviolet Emission from N2 by Electron Impact: the Effect of Predissociation on the Emission Cross Section of the b StateÓ, J. Phys. B 23, 2055 (1990).

 

Stark, G., Smith, P. L., Huber, K. P., Yoshino, K., Stevens, M. H. & Ito, K., ÒAbsorption band oscillator strengths of N2 transitions between 95.8 and 99.4 nmÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 97, 4809 (1992).

 

Chan, W. F., Cooper, G., Sodhi, R. N. S. & Brion, C. E., ÒAbsolute Optical Oscillator Strengths for Discrete and Continuum Photoabsorption of Molecular NitrogenÓ, Chem. Phys. 170, 81 (1993).

 

Stark, G., Huber, K. P., Yoshino, K., Chan, M. –C., Matsui, T., Smith, P. L., & Ito, K., ÒLine oscillator strength measurements in the 0–0 band of the c4Õ 1Su+ Â X 1 Sg+ transition of N2Ó, Ap. J. 531, 321 (2000).

 

Liu, X., Shemansky, D. E., Ciocca, M., Kanik, I., & Ajello, J. M., Analysis of the physical properties of the N2 c' 1Σu+(0) – X(0) transition, AP. J. 623, 579 (2005).

 

Stark, G., Huber, K. P., Yoshino, K., Smith, P. L. & Ito, K., ÒOscillator strength and linewidth measurements of dipole-allowed transitions in 14N2 between 93.5 and 99.5 nmÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 214303 (2005).

 

Liu, X. & Shemansky, D., A simple model for N2 line oscillator strengths of the b' 1Σu+(1), c4' 1Σu+(0), b 1Πu(4), b 1Πu(5) and c3 1Πu(0) – X 1Σg+(0) bands, Astrophys. J. 645, 1560 (2006).

 

 

II. Line Widths

 

Leoni, M. & Dressler, K., ÒPredissociation Probabilities and Determination of a Repulsive Potential in the N2 MoleculeÓ, J. Appl. Math. Phys. 22, 794 (1971). 

 

Oertel, H., Kratzat, M., Imschweiler, J. & Noll, T., ÒFluorescence from P and S  States of Molecular Nitrogen Excited with Synchrotron Radiation Between 12.4 and 18.8 eVÓ, Chem. Phys. Lett. 82, 552 (1981).

 

Ubachs, W., Tashiro, L. & Zare, R. N., ÒStudy of the N2 b State via 1+1 Multiphoton IonizationÓ, Chem. Phys. 130, 1 (1989).

 

Kam, A. W., Lawall, J. R., Lindsay, M. D., Pipkin, F. M., Short, R. C. & Zhao, P., ÒPrecise Spectroscopy and Lifetime Measurement of electron-impact-excited N2: The c4Õ(3) Rydberg LevelÓ, Phys. Rev. A 40, 1279 (1989).

 

Helm, H. & Cosby, P. C., ÒProduct branching in predissociation of the eP, eÕS, and bÕS states of N2Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 90, 4208 (1989).

 

Ubachs, W., Eikema, K. S. F. & Hogervorst, W., ÒNarrow-Band Extreme-Ultraviolet Laser Radiation Tunable in the Range 90.5-95 nmÓ, Appl. Phys. B 57, 411 (1993).

 

Helm, H., Hazell, I. & Bjerre, N., ÒLifetimes and Rydberg-valence State Mixing of the cÕ(4) and c(4) States of N2Ó, Phys. Rev. A 48, 2762 (1993).

 

Walter, C. W., Cosby, P. C. & Helm, H., ÒN(4S), N(2D), and N(2P) yields in predissociation of excited singlet states of N2Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 99, 3553 (1993).

 

Walter, C. W., Cosby, P. C. & Helm, H., ÒPredissociation quantum yields of singlet nitrogenÓ, Phys. Rev. A 50, 2930 (1994).

 

Shemansky, D. E., Kanik, I. & Ajello, J. M., ÒFine-Structure Branching in N2 c4Õ(0)Ó, Ap. J. 452, 480 (1995).

 

Buijsse, B. & van der Zande, W. J., ÒMeasurement of the Lifetime of Predissociative Diatomic MoleculesÓ, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 4558 (1997).  c4(0) lifetime limits.

 

Buijsse, B. & van der Zande, W. J., ÒPhoto-predissociation of the N2 (e1Pu) state in the presence of a magnetic fieldÓ, Faraday Disc. 108, 271 (1997).

 

Ubachs, W., ÒPredissociative decay of the c'4 1Su+ v=0 state of N2Ó, Chem. Phys. Lett. 268, 201 (1997).

 

Ajello, J. M., James, G. K. & Ciocca, M., High resolution EUV emission spectroscopy of the N2 c' 1Su+ v' = 3 and 4 levels by electron impact, J. Phys. B 31, 2437 (1998).

 

Walter, C. W., Cosby, P. C. & Helm, H., Photoexcitation and predissociation intensities of the c 1S+u (v = 3 and 4), c' 1Pu (v = 3 and 4) and b' 1S+u (v = 10, 12, 13, and 15) states of N2, J. Chem. Phys. 112, 4621 (2000).

 

Ubachs, W., Velchev, I. & de Lange, A., Predissociation in b 1Pu , v (v = 1, 4,5, 6) levels of N2, J. Chem. Phys. 112, 5711 (2000).

 

Ubachs, W., Lang, R., Velchev, I., Tchang-Brillet, W.-U.L., Johansson, A., Li, Z. S., Lokhnygin, V. & Wahlstrom, C.-G., Lifetime measurements of the c4Õ 1Su+, v = 0, 1, and 2 states of molecular nitrogen, Chem. Phys. 270, 215 (2001).

 

Sprengers, J. P., Ubachs, W., Johansson, A., LÕHuillier, A., Wahlstršm, Lang, R., Lewis, B. R., & Gibson, S. T., Lifetime and predissociation yield of 14N2 b1Π(v=1), J. Chem. Phys. 120, 8972 (2004).

 

Sprengers, J. P., Johansson, A., LÕHuillier, A., Wahlstršm, C.-G., Lewis, B. R., & Ubachs, W., Pump-probe lifetime measurements on singlet ungerade states in molecular nitrogen, Chem. Phys. Lett. 389, 348 (2004).

 

Philip, J., Sprengers, J. P., Cacciani, P., de Lange, C. A., & Ubachs, W., Frequency-mixing scheme for the production of tunable narrowband XUV radiation (91 – 95 nm): application to precision spectroscopy and predissociation in diatomic molecules, Appl. Phys. B 78, 737 (2004).

 

Sprengers, J. P., Ubachs, W., & Baldwin, K. G. H., Isotopic variation of experimental lifetimes of the lowest 1Πu states in N2, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 144301 (2005).

 

Hannemann, S., Hollenstein, U., van Duijn, E.-J., * Ubachs, W., Production of narrowband tunable extreme-ultraviolet radiation by noncollinear resonance-enhanced four-wave mixing, Optics Lett. 30, 1494 (2005).

 

Lewis, B. R., Gibson, S. T., Sprengers, J. P., Ubachs, W., Johansson, A. & Wahlstrom, C. G., ÒLifetime and predissociation yield of 14N2 b 1Πu (v = 1) revisited: Effects of rotationÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 236101 (2005).

 

Haverd, V. E., Lewis, B. R., Gibson, S. T. & Stark, G., ÒRotational effects in the band oscillator strengths and predissociation linewidths for the lowest 1Πu – X 1Σg+ transitions in N2Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 214304 (2005).

 

Sprengers, J. P. & Ubachs, W., ÒLifetimes and transition frequencies of several singlet ungerade states in N2 between 106000 and 109000 cm-1Ó, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 235, 152 (2006).

 

 

 

III. Theory & Spectroscopy

 

Dressler, K., ÒThe lowest valence and Rydberg states in the dipole-allowed absorption spectrum of nitrogen: A survey of their interactionsÓ, Can. J. Phys. 47, 547 (1969).

 

Lefebvre-Brion, H., ÒTheoretical study of homogeneous perturbations. II. Least-squares fitting method to obtain ÒdeperturbedÓ crossing Morse curves. Application to the perturbed 1Σ+u states of N2Ó, Can. J. Phys. 47, 541 (1969).

 

Ermler, W. C., McLean, A. D. & Mulliken, R. S., ÒAb Initio Study of Valence State Potential Energy Curves of N2Ó, J. Phys. Chem. 86, 1305 (1982).

 

Stahel, D., Leoni, M. & Dressler, K., ÒÓNonadiabatic representations of S and P states of the N2 moleculeÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 79, 2541 (1983).

 

Hajim, K. I. & Carroll, P. K., ÒThe calculation of the interaction energies of the bÕ 1Su+ and cÕ 1Su+ states of 15N2Ó, J. Phys. B 20, 6233 (1987).

 

Ermler, W. C., Clark, J. P. & Mulliken, R. S., ÒAb initio calculations of potential energy curves and transition moments of 1Sg+ and 1Su+ states of N2Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 86, 370 (1987).

 

Carroll, P. K. & Hagim, Kh. I., Configuration Interaction Effects in Molecular Spectra. N2: a Case Study, Physica Scripta 37, 682 (1988).

 

Edwards, S. A., Tchang-Brillet, W.-U.L., Roncin, J.-Y., Launay, F., & Rostas, F., ÒModeling the VUV emission spectrum of N2: preliminary results on the effects of rotational interactions on line intensitiesÓ, Planet Space Science 43, 67 (1995). 

 

Spelsberg, D. & Meyer, W., Dipole-allowed excited states of N2: Potential energy curves, vibrational analysis, and absorption intensities, JCP 115, 6438 (2001).

 

Lavin, C., Velasco, A. M., Martin, I, and Bustos, E., MQDO oscillator strengths and emission coefficients for electronic transitions in N2 and NO, Chem. Phys. Lett. 394, 114 (2004).

 

Lewis, B. R., Gibson, S. T., Zhang, W., Lefebvre-Brion, H., & Robbe, J.-M., Predissociation mechanism for the lowest 1Πu states of N2, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 144302 (2005).

 

 

IV. Spectroscopic Measurements

 

Ogawa, M. & Tanaka, Y., ÒRydberg absorption series of N2Ó, Can. J. Phys. 40, 1593 (1962).

 

Carroll, P.K. & Collins, C.P., ÒHigh Resolution Absorption Studies of the b-X System of NitrogenÓ, Can. J. Phys. 47, 563 (1969).  Linelists of (0-0) through (24-0).

 

Carroll, P. K. & Yoshino, K., ÒThe cn and cnÕ Rydberg states of N2: High Resolution StudiesÓ, J. Phys. B 5, 1614 (1972).

 

Ledbetter, J. W., ÒNew Rydberg bands in the visible region and identification of the lowest 1Sg+ Rydberg state of the N2 moleculeÓ, JMS 42, 100 (1972).

 

Carroll, P. K., ÒBand Structures in N2 Rydberg ComplexesÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 58, 3597 (1973).

 

Yoshino, K., Tanaka, Y., Carroll, P. K. & Mitchell, P., ÒHigh Resolution Absorption Spectrum of N2 in the Vacuum-uv Region, o3,4 - X BandsÓ, JMS 54, 87 (1975).

 

Ledbetter, J. W. & Dressler, K., ÒInteraction of the C' 3Pu and C 3Pu states in 14N2, 14N15N, and 15N2Ó, JMS 63, 370 (1976).

 

Yoshino, K. & Tanaka, Y., High Resolution vuv Absorption Spectrum of N2, Homogeneous Perturbation Between c4Õ(0) and bÕ(1) LevelsÓ, JMS 66, 219 (1977).

 

Lofthus, A. & Krupenie, P. H., ÒThe Spectrum of Molecular NitrogenÓ, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 6, 113 (1977).  Review article. – not in this notebook

 

Yoshino, K., Freeman, D. E. & Tanaka, Y., ÒHigh Resolution VUV Absorption Spectrum of N2, c4Õ - X BandsÓ, JMS 76, 153 (1979).

 

Suzuki, T. & Kakimoto, M., ÒHigh-resolution Optogalvanic Study of the c4(0), c5Õ(0), and aÓ(0) Rydberg States of N2Ó, JMS 93, 423 (1982).  aÓ(0)-c4(0) high-resolution spectroscopy.

 

Roncin, J-Y, Launay, F. & Larzilliere, M., ÒEvidence for Predissociation of N2 into N(2D) + N(2D) from New High-Resolution Vacuum-Ultraviolet Emision BandsÓ, Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 159 (1984).

 

Yoshino, K. & Freeman, D. E., ÒHigh Resolution Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum of N2: Perturbations in the c5Õ(0) and c4(0) Rydberg LevelsÓ, Can. J. Phys. 62, 1478 (1984).

 

Verma, R. D. & Jois, S. S., ÒAbsorption spectrum of the bÕ 1Su+ - X 1Sg+ transition of the N2 molecule excited by the flash discharge techniqueÓ, J. Phys. B 17, 3229 (1984).

 

Roncin, J.-Y., Launay, F., & Yoshino, K., ÒNew Emission Bands in the High Resolution Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrum of Molecular NitrogenÓ, Planet. Space. Sci. 35, 267 (1987).

 

Roncin, J.-Y., Launay, F., & Yoshino, K., ÒVacuum Ultraviolet Emission from Highly Excited States of Molecular NitrogenÓ, JMS 134, 390 (1989).

 

Huber, K. P. & Jungen, Ch., ÒHigh-resolution jet absorption study of nitrogen near 800 �Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 92, 850 (1990).

 

Roncin, J.-Y., Launay, F., Subtil, J.-L., &Yoshino, K., ÒNew Emission Bands in the High Resolution Spectrum of Molecular Nitrogen Between 107.7 and 124.2 nmÓ, Planet. Space. Sci. 39, 1301 (1991).

 

Levelt, P. F. & Ubachs, W., ÒXUV-laser Spectroscopy on the c4Õ(0) and c3(0) Rydberg States of N2Ó, Chem. Phys. 163, 263 (1992).

 

Edwards, S., Roncin, J.-Y., Launay, F. & Rostas, F., The Electronic Ground State of Molecular Nitrogen, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 162, 257 (1993).

 

van der Kamp, A. B., Cosby, P. C. & van der Zande, W. J., ÒCharge-transfer production of predissociated N2 states. I. The n=3 Rydberg state region (12.8 – 14 eV)Ó, Chem. Phys. 184, 319 (1994).

 

Whang, T.-J., Zhao, G., Stwalley, W. C. & Wu, C. Y. R., ÒFranck-Condon Factors of the bÕ, c3, c4Õ, and o-X Transitions of N2Ó, JQSRT 55, 335 (1996).

 

Buijsse, B. & van der Zande, W. J., ÒThe Predissociation Mechanisms of the e 1P and bÕ States of N2Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 9447 (1997).

 

Kawamoto, Y., Fujitake, M., & Ohashi, N., ÒNear-Infrared Diode Laser Spectroscopy of the Nitrogen Molecule in Rydberg State: Analysis of the c 1Pu = aÓ1Sg+, v=0-1 BandÓ, JMS 185, 330 (1997).

 

Roncin, J.-Y., Subtil, J.-L., & Launay, F., ÒThe High-Resolution Vacuum Ultraviolet Emission Spectrum of Molecular Nitrogen from 82.6 to 124.2 nm: Level Energies of 10 Excited Singlet Electronic StatesÓ, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 188, 128 (1998).

 

Roncin, J. –Y. & Launay, F., ÒTables of vacuum ultraviolet emission band systems of molecular nitrogen from 82.6 to 124.2 nmÓ, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 128, 361 (1998).

 

de Lange, A. & Ubachs, W., ÒObservation of the y 1Pg - c4Õ 1Su+ and k 1Pg - c4Õ 1Su+ systems of N2Ó, Chem. Phys. Lett. 310, 471 (1999).

 

de Lange, A., Lang, R., van der Zande, W. & Ubachs, W., ÒHighly excited states of gerade symmetry in molecular nitrogenÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 116, 7893 (2002).

 

Sprengers, J. P., Ubachs, W., Baldwin, K. G. H., Lewis, B. R., & Tchang-Brillet, W.-U.L., Extreme ultraviolet laser excitation of isotopic molecular nitrogen: The dipole-allowed spectrum of 15N2 and 14N15N, J. Chem. Phys. 119, 3160 (2003).

 

Sprengers, J. P., Ubachs, W., Baldwin, K. G. H., Lewis, B. R., & Tchang-Brillet, W.-U.L., Extreme ultraviolet laser excitation of isotopic molecular nitrogen: The dipole-allowed spectrum of 15N2 and 14N15N, EPAPS Data archive.

 

Sprengers, J. P., Johansson, A., LÕHuillier, A., Wahlstršm, C.-G., Lewis, B. R., & Ubachs, W., Pump-probe lifetime measurements on singlet ungerade states in molecular nitrogen, Chem. Phys. Lett. 389, 348 (2004).

 

Cossart, D. & Cossart-Magos, C., ÒNew Rydberg-Rydberg transitions in N2. Identification of the d3 1Σg+ stateÓ, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 7148 (2004).

 

Sprengers, J. P., Reinhold, E., Ubachs, W., Baldwin, K. G. H. & Lewis, B. R., ÒOptical observation of the 3sσg F 3Πu Rydberg state of N2Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 144315 (2005).

 

Hashimoto, T. & Kanamori, H., A predissociative triplet Rydberg state of the nitrogen molecule studied by near-infrared diode laser kinetic spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 235, 104 (2006).

 

Pirali, O. & Tokaryk, D. W., Experimental determination of a spin-orbit interval in the C" 5Πu state of 14N2, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 081102 (2006).

 

Field, R. W., Pirali, O. & Tokaryk, D. W., The spin-orbit and rotational constants for the N2 C" 5Πu (v = 3) state, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 081103 (2006).

 

 

 

V. Spectroscopy Shortward of 86 nm

 

Chang, E. S. & Yoshino, K., ÒThe nf complexes in molecular nitrogenÓ, J. Phys. B 16, L581, (1983).

 

Chung, S., Lin, C. C. & Lee, E. T. P., Rydberg states of the nitrogen molecule, J. Chem. Phys. 82, 342 (1985).

 

Sharpe, S. W. & Johnson, P. M., Triplet Rydberg states in molecular nitrogen, J. Chem. Phys. 85, 4943 (1986).

 

Cremaschi, P., Chattopadhyay, A., Madhavan, P. V. & Whitten, J. L., A theoretical study of the Rydberg states of N2 obtained from excitations of the valence 3σg, 1pu and 2σu levels, Chem. Phys. 109, 117 (1986).

 

Huber, K. P., Jungen, Ch., Yoshino, K., Ito, K. & Stark, G., ÒThe f Rydberg series in the absorption spectrum of N2Ó, J. Chem. Phys. 100, 7957 (1994).

 

Huber, K. P., ÒSolved and unsolved problems of near-threshold spectroscopy of N2 and COÓ, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A 335, 1527 (1997).

 

Jungen, Ch., Huber, K. P., Jungen, M., & Stark, G., The near-threshold absorption spectrum of N2, J. Chem. Phys. 118, 4517 (2003).

 

Lefebvre-Brion, H., Assignment in the near-threshold absorption spectrum of N2, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 144315 (2005).

 

Bakalian, F., Production of hot nitrogen atoms in the martian thermosphere, Icarus 183, 69 (2006).

 

 

VI. Related

 

Stevens, M. H., Meier, R. R., Conway, R. R. & Strobel, D. F.,  ÒA Resolution of the N2 Carroll-Yoshino Band Problem in the EarthÕs AtmosphereÓ, J. Geophys. Res. 99, 417 (1994).

 

Kanik, I., Beegle, L. W., Ajello, J. M. & Solomon, S. C., Electron-impact excitation/emission and photoabsorption cross sections important in the terrestrial airglow and auroral analysis of rocket and satellite observations, Phys. Chem. Earth 25, 573 (2000).

 

Stevens, M. H., ÒThe EUV airglow of Titan: Production and loss of N2 c4Õ(0) – XÓ, J. Geophys. Res. 106, 3685 (2001).

 

Feldman, P. D., Sahnow, D. J., Kruk, J. W., Murphy, E. M. & Moos, H. W., ÒHigh-resolution FUV spectroscopy of the terrestrial day airglow with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerÓ, J. Geophys. Res. 106, 8119 (2001).

 

Stevens, M. H., The extreme ultraviolet airglow of N2 atmospheres, in ÒAtmospheres in the Solar System: Comparative Aeronomy, American Geophysical Union Monograph 130, editors: M. Mendillo, A. Nagy & J. H. Waite, 319-326 (2002).

 

Bishop, J. and Feldman, P. D., ÒAnalysis of the Astro-1/Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope EUV-FUV dayside nadir spectral radiance measurementsÓ, J. Geophys. Res. – Space Physics 108, Art. No. 1243 (2003).

 

Knauth, D. C., Andersson, B-G., McCandliss, R. & Moos, H. W., ÒPotential Variations in the Interstellar N I AbundanceÓ, Ap. J. 596, L51-54 (2003).

 

Knauth, D. C., Andersson, B-G., McCandliss, R. & Moos, H. W., ÒThe interstellar N2 abundance towards HD 124314 from far-ultraviolet observationsÓ, Nature 429, 636 (2004).

 

Snow, T. P., ÒMolecular nitrogen in spaceÓ, Nature 429, 615 (2004).

 

Fouchet, T., ÉOwen, T., ÒSearch for spatial variation in the Jovian 15N/14N ratio from Cassini/CIRS observationsÓ, Icarus 172, 50 (2004).

 

Abbas, M. M.,ÉOwen, T.,É.Romani, P. N., ÒThe nitrogen isotopic ratio in JupiterÕs atmosphere from observations by the composite infrared spectrometer on the Cassini spacecraftÓ, Astrophys. J. 602, 1063 (2004).