ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Pure rotational spectra of four different isotopomers of the dimer Ar–CO have been investigated between 8 and 18 GHz using a pulsed beam cavity Fourier transform spectrometer. The spectra confirm that the complex is a prolate near-symmetric rotor with an essentially T-shaped structure, and that it undergoes large amplitude zero-point motion. It is shown that on the average the argon is closer to the oxygen than to the carbon. The transitions measured obey a-type selection rules with ΔJ=+1, ΔKa=0, and ΔKc=+1. For 40Ar–12C16O, transitions have been observed for Ka=0 and 1 with lower state J values of 1, 2, and 3. For 40Ar–13C16O and 40Ar–13C18O, a similar series was measured, but only for Ka=0. For 40Ar–13C17O, the 17O quadrupole hyperfine pattern was resolved in the rotational transition JKaKc = 202–101. Determinations have been made for rotational and centrifugal distortion constants, as well as for the 17O quadrupole coupling constant χaa. Effective values have been obtained for the length of the line from the center of mass of the CO subunit to the argon nucleus, and for the angle between this line and the CO bond.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.464371
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