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IDENTIFICATION OF THE [9.1] 2 Pi3/2 - X 2 Pi3/2 TRANSITION OF NICKEL CHLORIDE.

LEAH OBRIEN AND SINAN TUMTURK, Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1652.

The near infrared system of NiCl at 9,100 cm-1 has been recorded and identified as the [9.1] 2 Pi3/2 - X 2 Pi3/2 transition of NiCl. Molecular constants for the new [9.1] 2 Pi3/2 state will be reported. A comparison of the known energy levels for nickel halides will be presented.