A new 5.0 ns isomer in 144Eu

A new 9^? isomeric state having a 5.0 ns half-life has been observed in ¹⁴⁴Eu following the ¹⁴⁴Sm(α, p3n) reactions at 50 MeV. The new isomer most likely has a $\text{(π}\text{g}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{v}\text{h}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>11</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}_9{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ configuration.     

The 154Eu(t,p) reaction: Some new systematics in the N = 90 spherical-deformed transition region

A radioactive target of ¹⁵⁴Eu(8.3y) has been used to study the ¹⁵⁴Eu(t, p)¹⁵⁶Eu reaction at an incident energy of 17 MeV. The bandhead and one rotational state of the configuration have been identified in ¹⁵⁶Eu. The excitation energy of the 3^? bandhead is determined to be 448 ± 15 keV. The angular distribution of the first excited rotational state is anamolous and may indicate evidence for a strong two-step component in the reaction mechanism. The energy systematics of the Eu-Sm transition region are also investigated. We find that the systematics of $\text{h}\text{?}{}^2\text{2}\text{I}$ suggest that at N = 87 the ¹⁵⁰Eu excited configurations has a significantly more stable deformed structure than the corresponding $\text{11}\text{2}\text{[505]}$ one-quasiparticle structure in ¹⁴⁹Sm.     

The 152,154Eu(t, α) reactions: Studies of the 112[505] bands in 151Sm and 153Sm

Radioactive targets of ¹⁵²Eu(13 y) and ¹⁵⁴Eu(8.5 y) have been used to study the ^152,154 Eu(t, α)^151,153Sm reactions at an incident triton energy of 16 MeV. In these studies, we have identified the bandhead and three excited rotational states of the $\text{11}\text{2}\text{[505]}$ neutron orbital in both the ^151,153Sm nuclei The angular distributions and relative intensities for states in this band in both ^151,153Sm are reproduced reasonably well by using DWBA calculations and by assuming strongly deformed single-particle wave functions. We have used our results and the results of other studies to determine the equilibrium prolate shapes of both ^151,153Sm when the odd-neutron quasiparticle occupies the $\text{11}\text{2}\text{[505]}$ orbital. We estimate $\text{β}{}_2\text{~ 0.26}\text{for}{}^{151}\text{Sm and}\text{β}{}_2\text{~ 0.3}\text{for}{}^{153}\text{Sm}$.     

Hyperfine structure of CH3OH

Hyperfine structure of the (0, 0, 1) - (1, 0, 1) transition of methanol has been investigated by beam absorption and of the (J, 1, 3?) → (J, 1, 3+) transitions for J = 2, 3, and 6 by beam-maser spectroscopy. The best-fit results for the spin-rotation and spin-spin coupling constants $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{JK\tau \pm }}{}^{\mathrm{(i)}}$ and $\text{D}{}_{\mathrm{JK\tau \pm }}{}^{\mathrm{(i)}}$, respectively, are in kHz¹: $\text{C}{}_{101}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}\text{= 2.4(10)}$, $\text{C}{}_{101}{}^{\mathrm{(2)}}\text{= ?0.6(10)}$, $\text{D}{}_{101}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}\text{= ?13.8(9)}$, $\text{D}{}_{101}{}^{\mathrm{(2)}}\text{= 7.0(9)}$, $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{213?}}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}\text{= ?5.0(10)}$, $\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{213?}}{}^{\mathrm{(2)}}\text{= ?5.5(10)}$ and ($\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{J13?}}{}^{\mathrm{(2)}}\text{- C}{}_{\mathrm{J13+}}{}^{\mathrm{(2)}}\text{) = 0.98(9)}$.     

Spectrum and structure of the He2 molecule: Characterization of the triplet states associated with (1σg)2(1σu)nsσ, ndσ, ndπ, and ndδ (n = 5–12)

Emission spectra for the electronic transitions $\text{ndλ(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{) → 2pπ b}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}\text{(n = 5–12)}$, $\text{nsσ}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{→ 2pπ b}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}\text{(n = 5–12)}$, $\text{ndλ(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{) → 3pσ c}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{(n = 5–10)}$, $\text{nsσ}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{→ 3pσ c}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{(n = 5–11)}$, $\text{ndλ(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{) → 3pπ e}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}\text{(n = 6–11)}$, $\text{nsσ}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{→ 3pπ e}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}\text{(n = 6–11)}$, $\text{nsσ}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{→ 4pσ g}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{(n = 9–11)}$, and $\text{10dδ}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{→ 4pσ g}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ of ⁴He₂ are reported and the electronic structure of the triplet states associated with v = 0 of (1σ_g)²(1σ_u) nsσ and ndλ characterized. The energy levels comprising the $\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>g</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^2\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>u</mtext>}}\text{)ndλ(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}$ and the $\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>g</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^2\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>u</mtext>}}\text{)ndλ(}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{)}$ manifolds exhibit strong channel mixing, while the mixing of the $\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>g</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^2\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>u</mtext>}}\text{)nsσ}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ with the $\text{nd(}{}^3\text{λ}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}$ channel structure is relatively minor. Models based on multichannel quantum defect theory are used to aid in the spectral assignments and to correlate the observed level structures. We show that three-limit and two-limit models adequately represent the bulk of the observed $\text{ndλ(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}$ and $\text{ndλ(}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{)}$ channel structures, respectively.     

Stark effect in the torsio-rotational spectrum of propargyl mercaptan and SH bond moment determination

The Stark effect of rotational and torsio-rotational transitions of propargyl mercaptan has been analyzed. Assuming a dependence of the dipole moment components on the internal rotation angle of the type: $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{a}}\text{= μ}{}_{\mathrm{a}}{}^0\text{+ μ}{}_{\mathrm{a}}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}\text{cos}\text{α}$, $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{b}}\text{= μ}{}_{\mathrm{b}}{}^0\text{+ μ}{}_{\mathrm{b}}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}\text{cos}\text{α}$, and $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{c}}\text{= μ}{}_{\mathrm{c}}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}\text{sin}\text{α}$, the following values of the determinable quantities were obtained: $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{a}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>eff</mtext>}}\text{= 0.718 ± 0.003}\text{D}$, $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{b}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>eff</mtext>}}\text{= 0.495 ± 0.010}\text{D}$, and $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{c}}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}\text{= 0.809 ± 0.015}\text{D}$.The SH bond moment was also evaluated from $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{c}}{}^{\mathrm{(1)}}$ and compared with the SH bond moment of similar molecules.     

Structure of positive parity states in 29P and two-step processes in (p,t) reactions

From a study of (p,t) reactions on ³¹P and ³⁰Si it is suggested that in ²⁹P the states with $\text{J}{}^{\mathrm{\pi }}\text{=}\text{1}\text{2}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ and $\text{1}\text{2}{}_2{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, the pair $\text{3}\text{2}{}_2{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, $\text{5}\text{2}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, and the pair $\text{7}\text{2}{}_3{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, $\text{9}\text{2}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ are related by weak coupling of a s${}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ proton with the states 0₁⁺, 0₂⁺, 2₁⁺ and 4₁⁺ respectively of ²⁸Si. Completely atypical L = 2 angular distributions have been obtained for the $\text{3}\text{2}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ and $\text{5}\text{2}{}_2{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ states in ²⁹P and it is suggested that this is due to contribution by two-step processes.     

The spectrum and structure of the He2 molecule: Multichannel quantum defect analyses of the triplet levels associated with (1σg)2(1σu)npλ

Emission spectra for the electronic transitions $\text{6–17pπ}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}\text{-2s a}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ and $\text{7–16pσ}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{-2s a}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ of He₂ are reported and the electronic structures of $\text{npπ}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ and $\text{np(}{}^2\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}$ characterized. The energy levels associated with $\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}\text{)}{}^2\text{(1σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{)np(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}$ exhibit extensive channel mixing, which leads to a breakdown of conventional band models for the higher n¹-members of these Rydberg “series.” However, a model based on multichannel quantum defect theory quantitatively correlates the observed level structures. The higher-energy ($\text{n}{}^1\text{> ～5}$) portions of the $\text{np(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)}$ channels can be represented by two eigen-quantum defects μ₁ = 0.225 and μ₂ = 0.930 and the close- to loose-coupling matrix elements $\text{U}{}_{11}\text{= U}{}_{22}\text{= [N(2N + 1)}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{]}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ and $\text{U}{}_{12}\text{= ?U}{}_{21}\text{= [(N + 1)(2N + 1)}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{]}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$. The inclusion of energy dependence in the μ_α's leads to quantitative correlations for all n¹-values.     

Spectral and temperature characteristics of Cs2Na(Er,Yb, Y)Cl6 upconverters

Spectral luminescence characteristics of the Cs₂Na(Er, Yb, Y)Cl₆ type upconverter have been measured in the range 300–650 K. A nearly sixfold decrease of the emission intensity of an upconverter was observed in the green area. This emission corresponds to two luminescence transition of Er³⁺ ions: ${}^2\text{H}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>11</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{→}{}^4\text{I}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>15</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ and ${}^4\text{S}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{→}{}^4\text{I}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>15</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$. A mechanism of the luminescence intensity decrease has been proposed, in which deexcitation of the ${}^4\text{S}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ level to the ${}^4\text{I}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>13</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ level is caused by a neighbouring Er³⁺ ion being excited to the ${}^4\text{I}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ level.     

N2+ bound quartet and sextet state potential energy curves

Potential energy curves for the ${}^4\text{Σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{u}}$, ${}^4\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$ and ${}^6\text{Σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$ states of N⁺₂ that dissociate to N (${}^4\text{S}{}^0$) and $\text{N}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{(}{}^3\text{P)}$, have been determined from a complete active space self-consistent field calculation. The ${}^6\text{Σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$ state is found to be significantly bound (D_e = 2.68 eV) with a minimum at 1.72 Å.     

Evidence for a strongly deformed prolate shape at N = 87 from 154Eu and 152Eu(p,t) reactions

The (p, t) reaction on radioactive targets of ^152,154Eu has been used to study rotational states associated with the configuration in the transitional odd-odd ¹⁵²Eu and ¹⁵⁰Eu nuclei. Our studies yieldcompelling evidence that this configuration in ¹⁵⁰Eu has a prolate structure which is strongly deformed and occurs at excitation energy of 1224 keV.     

Molecular three-body approach to Λ9Be and Σ9Be hypernuclei

The dependence of the low-lying spectra of ${}_{\mathrm{\Lambda ,\; \Sigma }}{}^9\text{Be}$ hypernuclei on hyperon-α interaction in the molecular α + α + Λ(Σ) scheme has been studied. A suggestion is made for obtaining the strengths of both p-wave and spin-orbit Λ-α interactions from the experimental ${}_{\mathrm{\Lambda }}{}^9\text{Be}$ spectrum. A relation between the Σ⁰-binding energies $\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{\Sigma }}\text{(}{}_{\mathrm{\Sigma }}{}^9\text{Be}\text{)}$ and $\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{\Sigma }}\text{(}{}_{\mathrm{\Sigma }}{}^9\text{He}\text{)}$ has been established and on its basis a prediction is made about a possible binding energy of ${}_{\mathrm{\Sigma }}{}^5\text{He}$.     

Charge properties of the hadronic system in vp and νp interactions

Charge properties of the hadronic systems from νp and $\text{ν}\text{p}$ scattering in BEBC are studied in the framework of the quark-parto model (QPM). The average charges $\text{〈Q}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>jet</mtext>}}\text{〈}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>\nu </mtext>}}$ and $\text{〈Q}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>jet</mtext>}}\text{〈}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>\nu </mtext>}}$ of a quark jet and a d-qua jet, respectively, are determined according to two different methods. The difference $\text{〈Q}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>jet</mtext>}}\text{〈}{}^{\mathrm{\nu }}\text{? 〈Q}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>jet</mtext>}}\text{〈}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>\nu </mtext>}}$ is in agreement with e QPM value of 1. Scaling of charge and energy flow in the angular variable λ is demonstrated. The ratios $\text{ΔQ}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>\nu </mtext>}}\text{/ΔQ}{}^{\mathrm{\nu }}$ of charge flows in νp a $\text{ν}\text{p}$ scattering are in accord with the QPM in both hemispheres.     

The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of thioformaldehyde

The spectra of H₂CS and D₂CS were surveyed over the wavelength region from 230 to 180 nm and four distinct absorptions were identified. These are assigned to transitions from the $\text{X}\text{?}{}^1\text{A}{}_1$ ground state to the $\text{B}\text{?}{}^1\text{A}{}_1\text{(π, π}{}^1\text{)}$, $\text{C}\text{?}{}^1\text{B}{}_2\text{(n, 3s)}$, $\text{D}\text{?}{}^1\text{A}{}_1\text{(n, 3p}{}_{\mathrm{y}}\text{)}$, and $\text{E}\text{?}{}^1\text{B}{}_2\text{(n, 3p}{}_{\mathrm{z}}\text{)}$ electronic states. A vibrational and rotational analysis of the second system was undertaken. The results indicate that the molecule is planar in the $\text{C}\text{?}{}^1\text{B}{}_2\text{(n, 3s)}$ state and that while the CH and CS bond lengths remain near their ground-state values, the HCH angle increases substantially.     

Electromagnetic annihilation of e+e− into quarkonium states with even charge conjugation

We calculate the production of narrow resonances with even charge conjugation ${}^3\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{J}}\text{=1,2}$ in e⁺e^? annihilation in the quarkonium and vectordominance models. We give unitarity bounds for $\text{Γ(}{}^3\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{J}}\text{→ e}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{e}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{)}$ in terms of $\text{Γ(}{}^3\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{J}}\text{→ γγ)}$ and $\text{Γ(}{}^3\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{J}}\text{→ e}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{e}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{)}$. The electromagnetic production dominates through the neutral current at low energies independent of details of the model. For masses above 10 GeV the situation is reversed.     

The near-ultraviolet and visible bands of antimony monofluoride

The near-ultraviolet and visible emission bands of the SbF molecule have been photographed at high dispersion and rotational analyses performed. The principal molecular constants (in cm^?1) obtained for ¹²¹SbF and ¹²³SbF are

$\text{X}{}_2\text{1:}{}^{121}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2803;}{}^{123}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2796;α}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=1.93×10}{}_{\mathrm{?3}}$

$\text{a2:}{}^{121}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2806;}{}^{123}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2801;α}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=1.87×10}{}_{\mathrm{?3}}$

$\text{B0}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{:}{}^{121}\text{B}{}_0\text{=0.2800;}{}^{123}\text{B}{}_0\text{=0.2791,}$

$\text{A0}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{:}{}^{121}\text{B}{}_0\text{=0.2385;}{}^{123}\text{B}{}_0\text{=0.2378,}$

$\text{A}{}_2\text{2:}{}^{121}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2411;}{}^{123}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2405;α}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=1.65×10}{}_{\mathrm{?3}}$

$\text{A}{}_3\text{1:}{}^{121}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2414;}{}^{123}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=0.2409;α}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{=1.70×10}{}_{\mathrm{?3}}$

     

Spectrum and structure of the He2 molecule: Characterization of the singlet and triplet states associated with the UAO's 4s, 4dσ, 4dπ, and 4dδ

The emission spectrum of the He₂ molecule has been rephotographed in the ～4000–～5700 Å region and the $\text{4d(}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{,}{}^3\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{) → 2pπ}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$, $\text{4d(}{}^1\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{,}{}^1\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{,}{}^1\text{Δ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{) → 2pπ}{}^1\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$, $\text{4s}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{→ 2pπ}{}^3\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$ and $\text{4s}{}^1\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{→ 2pπ}{}^1\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$ transitions analyzed. The 4dδj³Δ_u, 4dπj³Π_u, $\text{4dσj}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ and $\text{4sh}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ states have been characterized through v = 2 and the 4dδJ¹Δ_u, 4dπJ¹Π_u, $\text{4dσJ}{}^1\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, and $\text{4sH}{}^1\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{u}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ states for v = 0. The term levels for these perturbed and l-uncoupled states have been confirmed (a) by analyses of bands with common levels from Δv = 0, ±1 sequences and (b) by analyses of the transitions between the above states from 4d and 4s and the $\text{c}{}^3\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ and $\text{C}{}^1\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ states associated with 3pσ. Molecular constants are reported which have been partially corrected for the effects of l-uncoupling and the homogeneous perturbations between the state pairs J, H and j, h.     

Magnetic circular dichroism of transition metal ions in solids—II K2NaGaF6: Cr3+

The absorption and MCD spectra of the ${}^4\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}\text{→}{}^4\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}$, ${}^4\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}$, ${}^4\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}\text{→}{}^4\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{1g}}{}^{\mathrm{a}}$ and ${}^4\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}\text{→}{}^4\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{1g}}{}^{\mathrm{b}}$ spin-allowed transitions of Cr³⁺ in K₂NaGaF₆ are reported. It is shown that transitions to the ${}^4\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{1g}}$. states are induced by T_1u vibratio the other spin-allowed transition, ${}^4\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}\text{→}{}^4\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}$, there are three competing intensity mechanisms: electric dipole induced by T_1u vibrations, electric dipole induced by T_2u vibrations and magnetic dipole, and an estimate is made of the relative importance of these. The magnetic dipole ${}^4\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{2g}}\text{→}{}^2\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{g}}$ zero-phonon line is observed to be accompanied by a vibrational sideband for which the coupling is predominantly with T_2u vibrations. Other weak transitions are observed in MCD spectra and their origin briefly discussed.     

The rotational analysis of the 1Π-X 1Σ+ system at 649.5 nanometers of zirconium oxide

A red-degraded band head, normally badly overlapped by the gamma system, $\text{A}{}^3\text{Φ}\text{- X′}{}^3\text{Δ}$, of zirconium oxide, appears in emission spectra of zirconium arcs and in absorption spectra of S-type stars and of frozen rare gas matrices containing zirconium. The emission band has been examined at high-resolution with the aid of separated zirconium isotopes. Identification of the band as 0-0 of a ${}^1\text{Π}\text{- X}{}^1\text{Σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ system of zirconium oxide is confirmed by rotational analysis where the following constants (cm^?1) are obtained for ⁹⁰Zr¹⁶O:

$\text{B}{}_0\text{′(R,P) = 0.40142 D}{}_0\text{′(R,P) = 3.51 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}$

$\text{B}{}_0\text{′(Q) = 0.40166 D}{}_0\text{′(Q) =3.52 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}$

$\text{B}{}_0\text{″ = 0.42263 D}{}_0\text{″ =3.19 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}$

$\text{ν}{}_0\text{= 15383.81s}$

The Λ-type doubling in the ¹Π state and the question of whether $\text{X}{}^1\text{Σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ or $\text{X′}{}^3\text{Δ}$ is the true ground state of ZrO are discussed.     

The ã3A2 ← X̃1A1 absorption spectrum of thioformaldehyde: A vibrational and rotational analysis

The results of a vibrational and rotational analysis of the banded $\text{a}\text{?}{}^3\text{A}{}_2\text{←}\text{X}\text{?}{}^1\text{A}{}_1$ transition in $\text{CH}{}_2\text{S}\text{CD}{}_2\text{S}$ are presented. Only three of the six vibrational modes are active in the spectrum with $\text{ν′}{}_2\text{=}\text{1320}\text{1012}$, $\text{ν′}{}_3\text{=}\text{859}\text{798}$, and $\text{2ν′}{}_4\text{=}\text{711}\text{516}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$. The spin forbidden transition gains intensity primarily by a mixing of the ${}^1\text{A}{}_1\text{(π}{}^1\text{,π)}$ and ${}^3\text{A}{}_2\text{(π}{}^1\text{,n)}$ states. This is confirmed by a rotational analysis of the 0₀⁰ band of both isotopes. The rotational analysis shows that the coupling in the $\text{a}\text{?}{}^3\text{A}{}_2$ state is near Hund's case b and that the spin constants are nearly 10 times greater than those observed for CH₂O. A $\text{CNDO}\text{2}$ calculation shows that this difference is due to the greater spin orbit coupling of S in CH₂S and to the smaller energy differences between the $\text{B}\text{?}{}^1\text{A}{}_1\text{(π}{}^1\text{,π)}$, $\text{b}\text{?}{}^3\text{A}{}_1\text{(π}{}^1\text{,π)}$, $\text{X}\text{?}{}^1\text{A}{}_1$, and the $\text{a}\text{?}{}^3\text{A}{}_2\text{(π}{}^1\text{,n)}$ states. The r₀ structure calculated from the rotational constants is $\text{r}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>CS</mtext>}}\text{= 1.683}\text{A}\text{?}$, $\text{r}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>CH</mtext>}}\text{= 1.082}\text{A}\text{?}$, β_HCH = 119.6°, and α (out of plane) = 16.0°. A simultaneous fit of the vibrational levels in ν′₄ of CH₂S and CD₂S to a double minimum potential function yielded a barrier to molecular inversion of 13 cm^?1 and an equilibrium out-of-plane angle of 15°.