Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of vibrationally excited ground state alkaline-earth hydroxide radicals (X 2Σ+)

D. A. Fletcher, M. A. Anderson, W. L. Barclay, L. M. Ziurys

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Abstract

Pure rotational spectra of the alkaline-earth monohydroxides have been recorded for vibrationally excited states (0 1 0), (0 2 0), (0 3 0), and (1 0 0) of the ground electronic state (X 2Σ+) using millimeter-wave absorption spectroscopy. The radicals MgOH, CaOH, SrOH, and BaOH were studied. The data for CaOH, SrOH, and BaOH were analyzed with a linear 2Σ+ model, but with the addition of two terms to account for contamination of the υ2 = 1 2Π and υ2 = 2 2Δ vibronic levels with 2Π and 2Δ electronic states. The data for MgOH, however, did not fit well to this linear model and is additional evidence that this species is quasilinear.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4334-4339
Number of pages6
JournalThe Journal of chemical physics
Volume102
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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