CRYSTAL SPLITTING OF SYMMETRIC TOP ROTATIONAL LEVELS

Abstract

A study is made of the rotational states of an XY3 non-planar symmetric top molecule trapped in a nitrogen lattice at low temperatures. Symmetry considerations and group theoretical techniques are indicated as eliciting general features of the problem. Rotational level splittings are calculated under the assumption of dipole-quadrupole forces. It is found that the crystalline field strongly mixes those rotational states populated at the temperatures considered. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256273

Entities

People

  • R.l. Armstrong

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Low Temperature
  • Molecules
  • Nitrogen
  • Splitting
  • Symmetry

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.