Abstract
By the methods of photographic photometry, the alternating intensities in emission of the sequence of the Fulcher bands of deuterium have been investigated in order to determine the nuclear spin. The alternation of intensities was determined for the , and branches of each of the 5 bands studied. The average value of obtained from 4 plates is 1.97±0.03. This value agrees best with the theoretical ratio of 2 and a consequent nuclear spin of 1. Since the even rotational levels are more intense than the odd levels, the nucleus obeys Bose-Einstein statistics.
- Received 28 May 1934
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.46.95
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