Detailed calculations are carried out of the potential energy curves of the low-lying singlet and triplet states of MgO and the electric dipole transition moments between the states are obtained. Using the results, a comprehensive analysis of spectral line data is possible and the mechanisms by which MgO is dissociated by photons can be identified. Preliminary estimates suggest a radiative lifetime of 2.1 x 10 of the minus 8th seconds ...
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