“…where f 10 is the equilibrium fraction, n 0 and n 1 are the population densities on the 3 2 S 1∕2 state and the X 2 Σ þ 1∕2 state, respectively, g 0 or g 1 is the degeneracy factor of the 3 2 S 1∕2 state (2) or the X 2 Σ þ 1∕2 state (2), R 0 is the optimal internuclear separation (0.4518 nm for Na-C 2 H 6 ) [21] , ΔR is the range of distances over which the resonance absorption condition is maintained (0.1 nm) [31] , k b is the Boltzmann constant, T is the temperature of the vapor cell, ΔE 10 is the difference in the potential energy between the collision pair state at R 0 and the unbound state (∼114.4 cm −1 ) [21] , and [C 2 H 6 ] is the ethane concentration (1.94 × 10 −19 cm 3 ).…”