Diatomic molecules — UPSC Physics Optional CSE 1993 Paper II

Give the salient features of electronic band spectra of diatomic molecules in emission. Why would absorption, spectra of the same molecules be simpler? The absorption spectrum of iodine (\text{I}_2) vapour has longest wavelength band at \lambda_0, initial band separation \Delta\lambda_0, and bands converge at wavelength \lambda_0'. Relate these data broadly to the concerned parameters of \text{I}_2 molecule.