THE MICROWAVE-SPECTRUM OF THE OPEN-SHELL COMPLEX ARNO2

Authors
LOW RJ WHITHAM CJ VARBERG TD HOWARD BJ
Citation
Rj. Low et al., THE MICROWAVE-SPECTRUM OF THE OPEN-SHELL COMPLEX ARNO2, Chemical physics letters, 222(5), 1994, pp. 443-449
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
222
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
443 - 449
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1994)222:5<443:TMOTOC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The 5(05)<--4(04), 4(04)<--3(03), 3(03)<--2(02) and 2(02)<--1(01) rota tional transitions of the open-shell van derWaals complex ArNO2 have b een observed using a Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer. The com plex was produced by supersonic expansion of NO2 gas in argon. The spe ctrum showed fine, magnetic hyperfine and electric quadrupole structur e. The data have been fitted to a semirigid Hamiltonian to determine t he molecular parameters for the K(A)=0 state. We discuss the implicati ons of these derived parameters for the electronic and geometric struc ture of the complex.