The perturbation of the N = 20, ν = 11 levels of the B2Σ+state of CN has been examined in high resolution spectra of the 11–11 and 11–10 violet bands. There is strong evidence that the perturbation is produced by a previously unobserved 4Σ state.
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Coxon et al. (1975) studied this question.