Oxygen

• Formula: O₂
• Molecular weight: 31.9988
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/O2/c1-2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MYMOFIZGZYHOMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7782-44-7
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• Other names: Molecular oxygen; Oxygen molecule; Pure oxygen; O2; Liquid oxygen; UN 1072; UN 1073; Dioxygen
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Constants of diatomic molecules

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Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg

Data collected through March, 1977

Notes

References

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Krupenie, 1972
Krupenie, P.H., The spectrum of molecular oxygen, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1972, 1, 423. [all data]

Gilmore, 1965
Gilmore, F.R., Potential energy curves for N₂, NO, O₂ and corresponding ions, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1965, 5, 369. [all data]

Freund, 1971
Freund, R.S., Dissociation by electron impact of oxygen into metastable quintet and long-lived high-Rydberg atoms, J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 54, 3125. [all data]

Albritton, Schmeltekopf, et al., 1979
Albritton; Schmeltekopf; Zare, Diatomic Intensity Factors, to be published, cited in Huber and Herzberg, 1979, Wiley, 1979, 1. [all data]

Buenker and Peyerimhoff, 1975
Buenker, R.J.; Peyerimhoff, S.D., Ab initio study of the mixing of valence and Rydberg states in O₂: CI potential curves for the ³Σ_u^-, ³Δ_u and ³Π_u states, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1975, 34, 225. [all data]

Moss and Goddard, 1975
Moss, B.J.; Goddard, W.A., III, Configuration interaction studies on low-lying states of O₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 3523. [all data]

Beebe, Thulstrup, et al., 1976
Beebe, N.H.F.; Thulstrup, E.W.; Andersen, A., Configuration interaction calculations of low-lying electronic states of O₂,O₂⁺, and O₂²⁺, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 2080. [all data]

Nakamura, Morioka, et al., 1971
Nakamura; Morioka; Hayaishi; Ishiguro; Sasanuma, 3rd International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation Physics - Paper 1pA1-6, Tokyo, 1971, 0. [all data]

Wight and Brion, 1974
Wight, G.R.; Brion, C.E., K-shell excitations in NO and O₂ by 2.5 keV electron impact, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1974, 4, 313. [all data]

LaVilla, 1975
LaVilla, R.E., The O Kα and C Kα emission and O K absorption spectra from O₂ and CO₂. IV, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 2733. [all data]

Lee, Carlson, et al., 1973
Lee, L.C.; Carlson, R.W.; Judge, D.L.; Ogawa, M., The absorption cross sections of N₂, O₂, CO, NO, CO₂, N₂O, CH₄, C₂H₄, C₂H₆ and C₄H₁₀ from 180 to 700 Å, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1973, 13, 1023. [all data]

Watson, Lang, et al., 1973
Watson, W.S.; Lang, J.; Stewart, D.T., Photoabsorption coefficients of molecular oxygen in the 400-600 Å region, Phys. Lett. A, 1973, 44, 293. [all data]

Carlson, 1974
Carlson, R.W., Extreme ultraviolet photodissociative excitation of molecular oxygen, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 2350. [all data]

Lee, Carlson, et al., 1974
Lee, L.C.; Carlson, R.W.; Judge, D.L.; Ogawa, M., Vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence from photodissocciation fragments of O₂ and N₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 3261. [all data]

Weissler and Lee, 1952
Weissler, G.L.; Lee, P., Absorption coefficients of oxygen in the vacuum ultraviolet, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1952, 42, 200. [all data]

Aboud, Curtis, et al., 1955
Aboud, A.A.; Curtis, J.P.; Mercure, R.; Rense, W.A., Oxygen gas continuous absorption in the extreme ultraviolet, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1955, 45, 767. [all data]

De Reilhac and Damany-Astoin, 1964
De Reilhac, L.; Damany-Astoin, N., Sur le spectre d'absorption de l'oxygene dans l'ultraviolet extreme, C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1964, 258, 519. [all data]

Codling and Madden, 1965
Codling, K.; Madden, R.P., New Rydberg series in molecular oxygen near 500 A, Chem. Phys., 1965, 42, 3935. [all data]

Yoshino and Tanaka, 1968
Yoshino, K.; Tanaka, Y., Rydberg absorption series and ionization energies of the oxygen molecule. I, J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 48, 4859. [all data]

Tanaka and Takamine, 1941
Tanaka, Y.; Takamine, T., Vibrational structure of the ⁴Σ_g^-(O₂⁺)←³Σ_g^- Rydberg series of O₂, Phys. Rev., 1941, 59, 771. [all data]

Ogawa, 1968
Ogawa, M., Tanaka-Takamine Rydberg series of O₂, Can. J. Phys., 1968, 46, 312. [all data]

Lindholm, 1968
Lindholm, E., Rydberg series in small molecules. IV. Rydberg series in O₂, Ark. Fys., 1968, 40, 9, 117-124. [all data]

Namioka, Ogawa, et al., 1962
Namioka; Ogawa; Tanaka, (Reference not verified) in Proc. Int. Symp. Mol. Structure and Spectroscopy, Tokyo, 1962, 208. [all data]

Price and Collins, 1935
Price, W.C.; Collins, G., The far ultraviolet absorption spectrum of oxygen, Phys. Rev., 1935, 48, 714. [all data]

Watanabe, 1958
Watanabe, K., Ultraviolet absorbtion processes in the upper atmosphere, Adv. Geophys., 1958, 5, 153. [all data]

Huffman, Larrabee, et al., 1964
Huffman, R.E.; Larrabee, J.C.; Tanaka, Y., Absorption coefficients of oxygen in the 1060-580-Å wavelength region, J. Chem. Phys., 1964, 40, 356. [all data]

Cook and Metzger, 1964
Cook, G.R.; Metzger, P.H., Photoionization and absorption cross sections of O₂ and N₂ in the 600- to 1000-A region, J. Chem. Phys., 1964, 41, 321. [all data]

Matsunaga and Watanabe, 1967
Matsunaga, F.M.; Watanabe, K., Total and photoionization coefficients and dissociation continua of O₂ in the 580-1070 Å region, Sci. Light (Tokyo), 1967, 16, 31. [all data]

Cook, Ogawa, et al., 1973
Cook, G.R.; Ogawa, M.; Carlson, R.W., Photodissociation continuums of N₂ and O₂, J. Geophys. Res., 1973, 78, 1663. [all data]

Dehmer and Chupka, 1975
Dehmer, P.M.; Chupka, W.A., High resolution study of photoionization processes in O₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 62, 4525. [all data]

Kosinskaya and Startsev, 1965
Kosinskaya, I.V.; Startsev, G.P., Absorption cross section of oxygen in the vacuum region of the spectrum, Opt. Spectrosc. Engl. Transl., 1965, 18, 416, In original 735. [all data]

Ogawa and Ogawa, 1975
Ogawa, S.; Ogawa, M., Absorption cross sections of O₂(a¹Δ_g) and O₂(X³Σ_g^-) in the region from 1087 to 1700 Å, Can. J. Phys., 1975, 53, 1845. [all data]

Ogawa, 1970
Ogawa, M., Absorption coefficients of O₂ in the metastable state, a¹Δ_g, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 53, 3754. [all data]

Clark and Wayne, 1970
Clark, I.D.; Wayne, R.P., The absolute cross section for photoionization of O₂(¹Δ_g), Mol. Phys., 1970, 18, 523. [all data]

Tanaka, 1952
Tanaka, Y., On the new absorption bands of the oxygen molecule in the far ultraviolet region, J. Chem. Phys., 1952, 20, 1728. [all data]

Yamawaki and Ogawa, 1972
Yamawaki; Ogawa, Internal Technical Report University of Southern California, Rpt. Vac-UV-130, 1972, 1. [all data]

Chang and Ogawa, 1973
Chang; Ogawa, Internal Technical Report University of Southern California, Rpt. Vac-UV-140, 1973, 1. [all data]

Ogawa, Yamawaki, et al., 1975
Ogawa, M.; Yamawaki, K.R.; Hashizume, A.; Tanaka, Y., Vibrational isotope shifts of absorption bands of ¹⁶O₂ and ¹⁸O₂ in the region 1130-1300 Å, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1975, 55, 425. [all data]

Collins, Husain, et al., 1973
Collins, R.J.; Husain, D.; Donovan, R.J., Kinetic spectroscopic studies of O₂(a¹DELTAg₈) by time-resolved absorption spectroscopy in the vacuum ultra-violet, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1973, 69, 145. [all data]

Alberti, Ashby, et al., 1968
Alberti, F.; Ashby, R.A.; Douglas, A.E., Absorption spectra of O₂ in the a¹Δ_g, b¹Σ_g⁺, and X³Σ_g^- states, Can. J. Phys., 1968, 46, 337. [all data]

Chang and Ogawa, 1972
Chang, H.C.; Ogawa, M., Rotational analysis of a high-resolution absorption band of O₂ at 1161 Å, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1972, 44, 405. [all data]

Cartwright, Hunt, et al., 1973
Cartwright, D.C.; Hunt, W.J.; Williams, W.; Trajmar, S.; Goddard, W.A., III, Theoretical and experimental (electron-impact) studies of the low-lying Rydberg states in O₂, Phys. Rev. A: Gen. Phys., 1973, 8, 2436. [all data]

Trajmar, Cartwright, et al., 1976
Trajmar, S.; Cartwright, D.C.; Hall, R.I., Electron impact excitation of the Rydberg states in O₂ in the 7-10 eV energy-loss region, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 65, 5275. [all data]

Huebner, Celotta, et al., 1975
Huebner, R.H.; Celotta, R.J.; Mielczarek, S.R.; Kuyatt, C.E., Apparent oscillator strengths for molecular oxygen derived from electron energy-loss measurements, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 241. [all data]

Ackerman and Biaume, 1970
Ackerman, M.; Biaume, F., Structure of the Schumann-Runge bands from the 0-0 to the 13-0 band, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1970, 35, 73. [all data]

Creek and Nicholls, 1975
Creek, D.M.; Nicholls, R.W., A comprehensive re-analysis of the O₂(B³Σ_u^- - X³Σ_g^-) Schumann-Runge band system, Proc. R. Soc. London A, 1975, 341, 517. [all data]

Richards and Johnson, 1976
Richards, J.L.; Johnson, P.M., The visible emissions of molecular oxygen in rare gas solids, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 65, 3948. [all data]

Degen, 1968
Degen, V., The Herzberg II (c¹Σ_u^- - X³Σ_g^-) system of O₂ in emission in the oxygen-argon afterglow, Can. J. Phys., 1968, 46, 783. [all data]

Noxon, 1961
Noxon, J.F., Observation of the (b¹Σ_g⁺-a¹Δ_g) transition in O₂, Can. J. Phys., 1961, 39, 1110. [all data]

Crawford, Welsh, et al., 1949
Crawford, M.F.; Welsh, H.L.; Locke, J.L., Infra-red absorption of oxygen and nitrogen induced by intermolecular forces, Phys. Rev., 1949, 75, 1607. [all data]

Shapiro and Gush, 1966
Shapiro, M.M.; Gush, H.P., The collision-induced fundamental and first overtone bands of oxygen and nitrogen, Can. J. Phys., 1966, 44, 949. [all data]

McKellar, Rich, et al., 1972
McKellar, A.R.W.; Rich, N.H.; Welsh, H.L., Collision-induced vibrational and electronic spectra of gaseous oxygen at low temperatures, Can. J. Phys., 1972, 50, 1. [all data]

McKnight and Gordy, 1968
McKnight, J.S.; Gordy, W., Measurement of the submillimeter-wave rotational transition of oxygen at 424 kMc/sec, Phys. Rev. Lett., 1968, 21, 1787. [all data]

Gebbie, Burroughs, et al., 1969
Gebbie, H.A.; Burroughs, W.J.; Bird, G.R., Magnetic dipole rotation spectrum of oxygen, Proc. R. Soc. London A, 1969, 310, 579. [all data]

Miller and Townes, 1953
Miller, S.L.; Townes, C.H., The microwave absorption spectum of (O¹⁶)₂ and O¹⁶O¹⁷, Phys. Rev., 1953, 90, 537. [all data]

Zimmerer and Mizushima, 1961
Zimmerer, R.W.; Mizushima, M., Precise measurement of the microwave absorption frequencies of the oxygen molecule and the velocity of light, Phys. Rev., 1961, 121, 152. [all data]

West and Mizushima, 1966
West, B.G.; Mizushima, M., Absorption spectrum of the oxygen molecule in the 55-65-Gc/sec region, Phys. Rev., 1966, 143, 31. [all data]

Wilheit and Barrett, 1970
Wilheit, T.T., Jr.; Barrett, A.H., Microwave spectrum of molecular oxygen, Phys. Rev. A: Gen. Phys., 1970, 1, 213. [all data]

Amano and Hirota, 1974
Amano, T.; Hirota, E., Microwave spectrum of the molecular oxygen in the excited vibrational state, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1974, 53, 346. [all data]

Fletcher and Rayside, 1974
Fletcher, W.H.; Rayside, J.S., High resolution vibrational Raman spectrum of oxygen, J. Raman Spectrosc., 1974, 2, 3. [all data]

Tinkham and Strandberg, 1955
Tinkham, M.; Strandberg, M.W.P., Interaction of molecular oxygen with a magnetic field, Phys. Rev., 1955, 97, 951. [all data]

Gerber, 1972
Gerber, P., Hyperfeinstruktur des Elektronenspinresonanzspektrums von molekularem Sauerstoff in der Gasphase, Helv. Phys. Acta, 1972, 45, 655. [all data]

Cook, Zegarski, et al., 1973
Cook, T.J.; Zegarski, B.R.; Breckenridge, W.H.; Miller, T.A., Gas phase EPR of vibrationally excited O₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 58, 1548. [all data]

Leclercq, 1967
Leclercq, J., Calcul theorique des niveaux de Rydberg de la molecule d'oxygene, Ann. Astrophys., 1967, 30, 93. [all data]

Geiger and Schroder, 1968
Geiger, J.; Schroder, B., High-resolution energy-loss spectrum of molecular oxygen, J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 49, 740. [all data]

Bahr, Blake, et al., 1971
Bahr, J.L.; Blake, A.J.; Carver, J.H.; Gardner, J.L.; Kumar, V., Photoelectron spectroscopy for some autoionized states of molecular oxygen, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1971, 11, 1853. [all data]

Kinsinger and Taylor, 1973
Kinsinger, J.A.; Taylor, J.W., Autoionization and the photoelectron spectra of oxygen, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1973, 11, 461. [all data]

Tanaka and Tanaka, 1973
Tanaka, K.; Tanaka, I., Photoelectron spectra from some autoionizing state of O₂ near the ionization threshold, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 5042. [all data]

Nicholson, 1963
Nicholson, A.J.C., Photo-ionization efficiency curves. Measurement of ionization potentials and interpretation of fine structure, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 39, 954. [all data]

Edqvist, Lindholm, et al., 1970
Edqvist, O.; Lindholm, E.; Selin, L.E.; Asbrink, L., On the photoelectron spectrum of O₂, Physica Scripta, 1970, 1, 25. [all data]

Ogawa and Yamawaki, 1969
Ogawa, M.; Yamawaki, K.R., Forbidden absorption bands of O₂ in the argon continuum region, Can. J. Phys., 1969, 47, 1805. [all data]

Buenker, Peyerimhoff, et al., 1976
Buenker, R.J.; Peyerimhoff, S.D.; Peric, M., Ab initio vibrational analysis of the Schumann-Runge bands and the neighboring absorption region of molecular oxygen, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1976, 42, 383. [all data]

Yoshimine, Tanaka, et al., 1976
Yoshimine, M.; Tanaka, K.; Tatewaki, H.; Obara, S.; Sasaki, F.; Ohno, K., The second ³Σ_u^- state of O₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 2254. [all data]

Stone, Lawrence, et al., 1976
Stone, E.J.; Lawrence, G.M.; Fairchild, C.E., Kinetic energies and angular distributions of oxygen atom photofragments produced by photodissociation of O₂ and N₂O in the vacuum ultraviolet, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 65, 5083. [all data]

Ogawa, 1975
Ogawa, M., Rotational analysis of the absorption spectrum of heavy oxygen (¹⁸O₂) in the region 1200-1285 Å, Can. J. Phys., 1975, 53, 2703. [all data]

Brix and Herzberg, 1954
Brix, P.; Herzberg, G., Fine structure of the Schumann-Runge bands near the convergence limit and the dissociation energy of the oxygen molecule, Can. J. Phys., 1954, 32, 110. [all data]

Vanderslice, Mason, et al., 1960
Vanderslice, J.T.; Mason, E.A.; Maisch, W.G.; Lippincott, E.R., Potential curves for N₂, NO, and O₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 33, 614. [all data]

Ginter and Battino, 1965
Ginter, M.L.; Battino, R., On the calculation of potential curves by the Rydberg-Klein-Rees method. I. Experimental limitations, extrapolation procedures, and applications to the third-group hydrides, J. Chem. Phys., 1965, 42, 3222. [all data]

Bergeman and Wofsy, 1972
Bergeman, T.H.; Wofsy, S.C., The fine structure of O₂(B³Σ_u^-), Chem. Phys. Lett., 1972, 15, 104. [all data]

Wilkinson and Mulliken, 1957
Wilkinson, P.G.; Mulliken, R.S., Dissociation processes in oxygen above 1750 A, Astrophys. J., 1957, 125, 594. [all data]

Carroll, 1959
Carroll, P.K., Predissociation in the Schumann-Runge bands of oxygen, Astrophys. J., 1959, 129, 794. [all data]

Hudson and Carter, 1968
Hudson, R.D.; Carter, V.L., Absorption of oxygen at elevated temperatures (300 to 900 K) in the Schumann-Runge system, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1968, 58, 1621. [all data]

Snopko, 1970
Snopko, V.N., Absorption hot bands of the Schumann-Runge oxygen system, Opt. Spectrosc. Engl. Transl., 1970, 29, 445, In original 835. [all data]

Hudson and Mahle, 1972
Hudson, R.D.; Mahle, S.H., Photodissociation rates of molecular oxygen in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 1972, 77, 2902. [all data]

Schaefer and Miller, 1971
Schaefer, H.F., III; Miller, W.H., Curve crossing of the B³Σ_u^- and ³Π_u states of O₂ and its relation to predissociation in the Schumann-Runge bands, J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 55, 4107. [all data]

Julienne and Krauss, 1975
Julienne, P.S.; Krauss, M., Predissociation of the Schumann-Runge bands of O₂, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1975, 56, 270. [all data]

Julienne, 1976
Julienne, P.S., ³Σ_u^--³Σ_u⁺ coupling in the O₂ B³Σ_u^- predissociation, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1976, 63, 60. [all data]

Riess and Ben-Aryeh, 1969
Riess, I.; Ben-Aryeh, Y., Application of the quantum Franck-Condon principle to predissociation in oxygen, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1969, 9, 1463. [all data]

Murrell and Taylor, 1969
Murrell, J.N.; Taylor, J.M., Predissociation in diatomic spectra with special reference to the Schumann-Runge bands of O₂, Mol. Phys., 1969, 16, 609. [all data]

Child, 1970
Child, M.S., Repulsive potential curves from predissociation data, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1970, 33, 487. [all data]

Durmaz and Murrell, 1971
Durmaz, S.; Murrell, J.N., The effect of rotations on the predissociation probabilities of diatomic molecular spectra, Mol. Phys., 1971, 21, 209. [all data]

Myers and Bartle, 1968
Myers, B.F.; Bartle, E.R., Shock-tube study of the radiative combination of oxygen atoms by inverse predissociation, J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 48, 3935. [all data]

Wray and Fried, 1971
Wray, K.L.; Fried, S.S., ARC study of the oxygen Schumann-Runge system, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1971, 11, 1171. [all data]

Sharma and Wray, 1971
Sharma, R.D.; Wray, K.L., Excitation mechanism for the O₂ Schumann-Runge system, J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 54, 4578. [all data]

Ogawa, 1966
Ogawa, M., Absorption spectrum of electrically excited oxygen molecules in the ultraviolet region, Sci. Light (Tokyo), 1966, 15, 97. [all data]

Ogawa and Chang, 1968
Ogawa, M.; Chang, H.-C., Absorption spectrum of electrically excited oxygen molecules. Part II, Sci. Light (Tokyo), 1968, 17, 45. [all data]

Halmann, 1964
Halmann, M., The far-ultraviolet absorption spectrum of ¹⁸O₂, ¹⁷O¹⁸O, and ¹⁶O¹⁸O, J. Chem. Soc., 1964, 4, 3729. [all data]

Halmann and Laulicht, 1965
Halmann, M.; Laulicht, I., Isotope effects on vibrational transition probabilities. The Schumann-Runge absorption bands of ¹⁶O₂ and ¹⁸O₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1965, 42, 137. [all data]

Bass and Broida, 1964
Bass, A.M.; Broida, H.P., Vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectra of oxygen in liquid and crystalline argon and nitrogen, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1964, 12, 221. [all data]

Schnepp and Dressler, 1965
Schnepp, O.; Dressler, K., Schumann-Runge bands of O₂ in solid phases: spectroscopic measurement of intermolecular potentials, J. Chem. Phys., 1965, 42, 2482. [all data]

Boursey, Roncin, et al., 1970
Boursey, E.; Roncin, J.-Y.; Damany, N., Schumann-Runge bands of O₂ trapped in solid matrices, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1970, 5, 584. [all data]

Fugol, Gimpelevich, et al., 1976
Fugol, I.Ya.; Gimpelevich, L.G.; Timchenko, L.I., Electronic-vibrational states of oxygen in inert-gas crystals for the Schumann-Runge system, Opt. Spectrosc. Engl. Transl., 1976, 40, 159. [all data]

Feast, 1950
Feast, M.W., The Schumann-Runge O₂ emission bands in the region 3100A.-2500A., Proc. Phys. Soc. London Sect. A, 1950, 63, 549. [all data]

Herman, Herman, et al., 1961
Herman, L.; Herman, R.; Rakotoarijimy, D., Etude d'une decharge a frequence radio dans l'oxygene, J. Phys. Radium, 1961, 22, 1. [all data]

Bethke, 1959
Bethke, G.W., Oscillator strengths in the far ultraviolet. II. Oxygen Schumann-Runge bands, J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 31, 669. [all data]

Blake, Carver, et al., 1966
Blake, A.J.; Carver, J.H.; Haddad, G.N., Photo-absorption cross sections of molecular oxygen between 1250 Å and 2350 Å, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1966, 6, 451. [all data]

Farmer, Fabian, et al., 1968
Farmer, A.J.D.; Fabian, W.; Lewis, B.R.; Lokan, K.H.; Haddad, G.N., Experimental oscillator strengths for the Schumann-Runge band system in oxygen, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1968, 8, 1739. [all data]

Ackerman, Biaume, et al., 1970
Ackerman, M.; Biaume, F.; Kockarts, G., Absorption cross sections of the Schumann-Runge bands of molecular oxygen, Planet. Space Sci., 1970, 18, 1639. [all data]

Hasson, Hebert, et al., 1970
Hasson, V.; Hebert, G.R.; Nicholls, R.W., Measured transition probabilities for bands of the Schumann-Runge (B³Σ_u^--X³Σ_g^-) band system of molecular oxygen, J. Phys. B:, 1970, 3, 1188. [all data]

Goldstein and Mastrup, 1966
Goldstein, R.; Mastrup, F.N., Absorption coefficients of the O₂ Schumann-Runge continuum from 1270 Å ←= 1745 Å using a new continuum source, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1966, 56, 765. [all data]

Cartwright, Fiamengo, et al., 1976
Cartwright, D.C.; Fiamengo, N.A.; Williams, W.; Trajmar, S., Decomposition of the photoabsorption Schumann-Runge continuum in O₂, J. Phys. B:, 1976, 9, 419. [all data]

Julienne, Neumann, et al., 1976
Julienne, P.S.; Neumann, D.; Krauss, M., Transition moments for the B³Σ_u^- - X³Σ_g^- and ³Π_u - X³Σ_g^- transitions in O₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 2990. [all data]

Treanor and Wurster, 1960
Treanor, C.E.; Wurster, W.H., Measured transition probabilities for the Schumann-Runge system of oxygen, J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 32, 758. [all data]

Krindach, Sobolev, et al., 1963
Krindach, N.I.; Sobolev, N.N.; Tunitskii, L.N., Determination of the electronic transition moments for the Schumann-Runge bands of the oxygen molecule. III, Opt. Spectrosc. Engl. Transl., 1963, 15, 326, In original 601. [all data]

Buttrey, 1969
Buttrey, D.E., Transition probabilities for the O₂ Schumann-Runge bands from shock-tube emission studies, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1969, 9, 1527. [all data]

Marr, 1964
Marr, G.V., The electronic transition moment for the Schumann-Runge band system of O₂, Can. J. Phys., 1964, 42, 382. [all data]

Halmann and Laulicht, 1967
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Allison, Dalgarno, et al., 1971
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