HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRONIC SPECTRA OF INORGANIC MOLECULES. THE STRUCTURE AND SPECTRUM OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE.

Abstract

Bands of the 4750 A system of chlorine dioxide have been analyzed rotationally. Results from the well-resolved sub-bands establish that these are parallel bands and hence, as the ground state is known from microwaves to be 2B1, that the excited state is 2A2. The transition (100) - (000) analyzed in most detail has v(o) = 21722/cm and gives the upper state rotational constants. Quadratic, cubic and quartic potential constants have also been obtained for the 2A2 state. The cubic force constants are used to compute the vibration-rotation interaction constants and hence to calculate equilibrium values of the upper state rotational constants. The cubic and quartic force constants together enter into expressions for the anharmonic vibrational wavefunctions. Wavefunctions of this type are used to calculate relative intensities in the electronic band system.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0681936

Entities

People

  • A. W. Richardson
  • J. C. D. Brand
  • R. W. Redding

Organizations

  • Vanderbilt University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chlorine
  • Ground State
  • High Resolution
  • Intensity
  • Microwaves
  • Molecules
  • Motion
  • Rotation
  • Spectra
  • Transitions
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics