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T. C. CHENG, S. HASBROUCK, M. A. DUNCAN, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2556.

Co⁺Ne was generated via laser vaporization in a pulsed supersonic expansion source, mass selected, and analyzed by visible photodissociation spectroscopy. An electronic band system was observed with an origin beginning at 13503 cm^-1. A progression of peaks beginning from the origin until the convergence limit can be seen, corresponding to the vibrational bands in the excited state of Co⁺Ne. The excited state constants (we’=124 cm^-1) were determined and the electronic cycle leads to a ground state binding energy (D₀”=948 cm^-1). The ground state binding energy can be compared to other rare gas binding energies, which is correlated to the polarizability of the rare gas.