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P. M. SHERIDAN, J.-G. WANG, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1 Canada; M. J. DICK, Department of Physics, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1 Canada; AND P. F. BERNATH, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1 Canada.

The C ² (v = 0) state of SrF has been investigated at high resolution using the technique of optical-optical double resonance spectroscopy. SrF was synthesized in a Broida-type oven by the reaction of Sr metal vapor with SF₆. The band heads of the A ² - X ^{2 +} transition were first excited using a linear dye laser ( 1 cm^-1 bandwidth). A Ti:Sapphire ring laser was then utilized to record high-resolution laser excitation spectra of the C ² _1/2 - A ² _1/2 and C ² _3/2 - A ² _3/2 transitions. A rotational analysis of these transitions is in progress. In addition, an investigation of the D ^{2 +} state is currently underway and preliminary observations will be presented.