separation of rotational states at the photoionization threshold for the transition (NO+)
1∑+(υ+= 0, J+= 0, 1, 2,(3))←(NO) C 2 Π r (υ= 0, T y (1/2)). This is the first direct high-
precision measurement of a molecular ionization potential apart from H 2. We obtain a value
of 74717.2 cm− 1 for NO.