Determination of the spectroscopic quadrupole moments of 131Cs, 132Cs and 136Cs

Nuclear spectroscopic quadrupole moments of the radioactive isotopes ¹³¹Cs, ¹³²Cs, and ¹³⁶Cs have been determined from the hyperfine structure of the $\text{6}{}^2\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ state by the level crossing method. The results including a Sternheimer correction are: $\text{Q}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>s</mtext>}}\text{(}{}^{131}\text{Cs}\text{) = ?0.625(6)}\text{b}$, $\text{Q}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>s</mtext>}}\text{(}{}^{132}\text{Cs}\text{) = +0.508(7)}\text{b}$, $\text{Q}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>s</mtext>}}\text{(}{}^{136}\text{Cs}\text{) = +0.225(10)}\text{b}$. The quadrupole moments of all the Cs isotopes from A = 131 to A = 137 are recalculated. It is shown, that nuclear quadrupole moments of a specific isotope obtained from different atomic P-states only agree within the limits of error after application of the Sternheimer correction. The increase of Q_s with decreasing neutron number conforms with other observations and theoretical calculations stating that for elements around Z = 55 nuclear deformation develops below N = 82. The staggering of the sign of Q_s may be interpreted as consequence of an oblate-prolate degeneracy of the nuclear energy surface. Some magnetic moments have been slightly improved: $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>I</mtext>}}\text{(}{}^{132}\text{Cs}\text{) = 2.219(7) μ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>N</mtext>}}$, $\text{μ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>I</mtext>}}\text{(}{}^{136}\text{Cs}\text{) = 3.705(15)μ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>N</mtext>}}$ (corrected for diamagnetism).     

Fission-fragment energy correlation measurements for (nth, f) of 232U and 233U

Fission-fragment mass and kinetic energy distributions and their correlations have been measured for ²³²U and ²³³U. The results on these uranium isotopes and ²³⁵U are compared. The mass peak/valley ratio of 785 ± 68 for ²³²U is the highest of the three isotopes. The 〈E_K〉(μ_H) distributions show significant differences. The dip ΔE_K at symmetry is $\text{16.2 ± 1.0}\text{MeV}\text{(}{}^{232}\text{U}\text{)}$, $\text{17.0 ± 1.0}\text{MeV}\text{(}{}^{233}\text{U}\text{)}\text{and}\text{20.6 ± 1.1}\text{MeV}\text{(}{}^{235}\text{U}\text{)}$. In the yields for high-kinetic-energy-selected events, the mass 134 dominates for ²³³U and ²³⁵U, but for ²³²U it is μ_H≈144, which dominates. This complete reversal of profiles can be understood in terms of fragment shells.     

Ground-state α-decay of N = 128 isotones 216Ra, 217Ac and 218Th

The α-decay properties of very short-lived N = 128 isotones, ²¹⁶Ra, ²¹⁷Ac and ²¹⁸Th, were investigated by the pulsed-beam method. Alpha emitters of interest were produced in the bombardment of ²⁰⁸Pb or ²⁰⁹Bi with 65–96 MeV ¹²C or ¹⁴N ions and α-decays were measured between natural beam bursts of the cyclotron. The results obtained are _Eα = 9.349±0.008 MeVand $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 182±10}\text{ns for}{}^{216}\text{Ra}\text{, 9.650±0.010}\text{MeV}$ and $\text{111±7}\text{ns for}{}^{217}\text{Ac}\text{, 9.665±0.010}\text{MeV}$ and $\text{96±7}\text{ns for}{}^{218}\text{Th}$. The experimental reduced α-widths of N = 128 isotones from ²¹²Po to ²¹⁸Th are shown to agree well with the simple shell model calculation.     

The distribution of 3p12 strength in 209Bi

An optimized Woods-Saxon potential, which gives excellent fits to the observed proton states in ²⁰⁹Bi and ²⁰⁷Tl, is used to calculate the excitation energy of the unbound $\text{3p}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ proton state in ²⁰⁹Bi. Using the wave functions given by the above potential, the strength of the core-particle interaction is calculated. The effect of the vibration of the core on the fragmentation of the $\text{3p}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ state is estimated. It is found that the $\text{3p}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ state at 5.123 MeV loses more than 80% of its strength to five $\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ collective states in ²⁰⁹Bi and the observed $\text{3p}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ state at 3.64 MeV is actually an almost equal mixture of the $\text{3p}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ single-proton state and the ($\text{4}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{, 1}\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$) collective state.     

Structural connections between 148Sm and 149Sm nuclei

The ^{146, 148}Nd(α, χn) and ^{148, 150}Nd(³He, χn) reactions at E_α = 20–43 MeV and E_3He = 19–27 MeV, are used to study excited states in the ¹⁴⁹Sm₈₆ and ¹⁴⁹Sm₈₇ nucleides and consequently the low-spin odd-parity excitation. The mixing ratios and multipolarities of the most prominent transitions are deduced from the combined evidence of angular distribution and electron conversion data. The spin-parity assignments for most of the levels observed are established. In ¹⁴⁸Sm the ground state band extending to I^π = 10⁺ is predominantly populated. A negative-parity odd-spin band extending from I^π = 3^?through 11^? is also observed. The bands in ¹⁴⁸Sm are interpreted within the framework of the interacting boson approximation model. In ¹⁴⁹Sm positive-parity levels with spin up to $\text{25}\text{2}$ and negative-parity levels with spins up to $\text{21}\text{2}$ are observed. The predominant γ-decay proceeds via transitions associated with $\text{i}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>13</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$, $\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$, $\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ and $\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>11</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ intrinsic configurations. The branching ratios B(E1)/B(E2) are calculated and compared in both ¹⁴⁸Sm and ¹⁴⁹Sm nucleides. The B(E1)/B(E2) dependence on the value of Z for some N = 86 (as well as 88 and 84) isotones showing a minimum of Z = 64 was noted. A 4 ns high-spin isomer mainly decaying into the positive-parity band based on the $\text{i}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>13</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ state in ¹⁴⁹Sm is found. Experimental evidence is presented to interprete the $\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, $\text{15}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, … and $\text{9}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$, $\text{13}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$, …, ΔI = 2, sequences in ¹⁴⁹Sm as arising from the coupling of an $\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ neutron to the octupole and quadrupole modes of the ¹⁴⁸Sm core nucleus. The absolute reaction cross sections for the ^{146, 148, 150}Nd(³He, χn) reactions have been determined for different bombarding energies. The mixing of the $\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ and $\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ shells is discussed in the framework of an axial-particle-rotor model calculation.     

Electromagnetic transition probabilities between the low-lying states of 203Tl, 205Tl and 209Bi

A high-accuracy investigation of absolute γ-ray yields and angular distributions after Coulomb excitation of ²⁰³Tl, ²⁰⁵Tl and ²⁰⁹Bi allowed the determination of B(E2) and B(M1) values in these nuclei. Some of the data obtained are compared with direct lifetime measurements and internal conversion data. The influence of deorientation effects on our results is discussed. A comparison is made between the experimental transition matrix elements and shell-model and core-coupling-model calculations. The “l-forbidden” M1 transitions, which are caused by core-polarization effects, have strengths of ≈ 10^?3 W.u. In ²⁰⁹Bi the strength of the $\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{→}\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$. E2 transition is equivalent to a surprisingly large proton polarization charge of (2.8 ± 0.2)e.     

Study of the three-proton three-neutron-hole nucleus 208At

Levels in ²⁰⁸At were populated in the ²⁰⁹Bi(α, 5n) reaction, and the subsequent radiation was studied using γ-spectroscopic methods including γ-ray excitation function and angular distribution, γγ(t) coincidence and γt measurements, as well as measurements of conversion electrons. The excited spectrum of ²⁰⁸At is found to consist of two almost disconnected parts which are proposed to originate from seniority-three proton and neutron cascades. Two isometric states are observed. A $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 45 ± 2}\text{ns}$ state at 1090 keV is proposed to have the main configuration and J^π = 10^?. A high-spin isomer with $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 1.5 ± 0.2 μs at 2276}\text{keV}$ is assigned to be the state. Shell-model arguments are used to assign configurations to most of the observed levels. Transition rates are discussed.     

The quadrupole moments of the 5− states in 116Sn, 118Sn and 120Sn

The quadrupole interaction frequencies $\text{ω}{}_0\text{=}\text{3eQ}{}_1\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{zz}}\text{41(21-1)}\text{h}\text{?}$ in the 5^? state of ¹¹⁸Sn have been measured by time differential perturbed angular correlation technique in Sn, Sb and (95% Sn+5% Sb) environments. The ω₀ for ¹¹⁶Sn was determined in Sn environment only. With the help of the known electric field gradient ¹) of Sn in a Sn lattice the quadrupole moments have been deduced as $\text{Q(5}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{,}{}^{118}\text{Sn}\text{) = ±0.10(4) b}\text{and}\text{Q(5}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{,}{}^{116}\text{Sn}\text{) = ±0.165(60)}\text{b}$. These values together with the known²) quadrupole moment of the analogous 5^? state in ¹²⁰Sn are interpreted in terms of the pure single-particle model. The data exhibit the expected strong systematic variation of Q_I with the number of particles in the h_{$\text{11}\text{2}$}. subshell which is being filled with 1, 3 and 5 neutrons in ¹¹⁶Sn, ¹¹⁸Sn, and ¹²⁰Sn, respectively.     

The β− decay of 102Mo

The ¹⁰²Mo activity was obtained by photofission of natural U and thermal-neutron induced fission of ²³⁵U, with subsequent chemical separation of the molybdenum fraction. In addition, nuclei with mass 102 were separated from fission products of ²³⁵U(n_th, f) using the mass separator LOHENGRIN. A decay scheme and absolute γ-intensities are deduced from measured γ-ray, X-ray and γ-coincidence spectra. Logftvalues are calculated. Shell-model calculations for a $\text{(πlg}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^3$$\text{(νlg}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^3$ multiplet have been carried out using effective nucleon-nucleon interactions. The γ-decay between low-lying, low-spin members of this multiplet was studied in detail and compared with the experimental data.     

Measurement and interpretation of the 1-0 band of 14N16O at 1900 cm−1

The wavenumbers of the vibration rotation band lines of ¹⁴N¹⁶O are reported for the ${}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{-}{}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$, ${}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{-}{}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ and ${}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{-}{}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ subbands of the 1-0 transition in the infrared. The full set of spectroscopic constants for this band has been determined by direct approach using the analysis of Zare, Schmeltekopf, Harrop, and Albritton. In addition to the band origin ν₀ and the B, D, H constants for the lower and upper vibrational levels, the following spin-orbit coupling constants have been derived: $\text{A}\text{?}{}_0\text{= 123.02772 ± 0.00011}$ and $\text{A}\text{?}{}_1\text{= 122.78248 ± 0.00011}$ (in cm^?1). Apparent centrifugal corrections to these constants have been determined and the values obtained for them are $\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>D</mtext><mtext>0</mtext>}}\text{= (0.347573 ± 0.00051) × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?3}}$ and $\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>D</mtext><mtext>1</mtext>}}\text{= (0.337135 ± 0.00050) × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?3}}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$. Λ-Type doubling constants evaluated by using both grating and tunable laser data are also reported.     

An isomeric two-particle state in 236U

A new isomeric state with 125 ± 20 ns half-life has been found in a ²³⁵U(d, pγ)²³⁶U experiments. Of the 12 observed delayed λ-lines, 11 have been fitted into a tentative decay scheme. The isomeric level is deduced to be the K, J^π = 4,4^? two-quasineutron state at 1052 keV with configuration $\text{[743]}\text{7}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$; $\text{[631]}\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ that is also seen in (d, p) experiments.     

g-Factors of high-spin isomers in 194Hg and 196Hg

The g-factors of the 10⁺ isomeric states in ¹⁹⁴Hg and ¹⁹⁶Hg have been measured using the in beam IPAD method. The results $\text{g(}{}^{194}\text{Hg}\text{) = ?0.24(4)}$ and $\text{g(}{}^{196}\text{Hg}\text{) = ?0.18(9)}$ are in agreement with the value expected for an ($\text{i}{}_1\text{3}\text{2}$^?2) neutron satructure and clearly contradict the previous assignment as ($\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?2}}$) proton configurations. Cranking model calculations show that the neutron excitation energies in the rotating frame agree satisfactorily with the experimental energies and that the proton excitations are expected ≈2 MeV above the experimental yrast line     

Some effects of spin-orbit interaction on rotational levels and rotational line intensities in vibrationally unexcited 2A, 2E, and 2F electronic states of open-shell XY4 molecules

Rotational energy levels in vibronic ground states of ²A, ²E, and ²F electronic states of open-shell XY₄ molecules, as well as rotational line intensities for allowed transitions between such states, are discussed, including the effects of spin-orbit interaction and tetrahedral splittings. Jahn-Teller effects are assumed to be small, and are only taken into account implicitly, through their contributions to various parameters in the effective Hamiltonian. Qualitative information is obtained by considering several limiting-case coupling schemes among the electron spin angular momentum S, the electron orbital angular momentum L, and the pure rotational angular momentum R. These limiting cases are similar in spirit to Hund's coupling cases in diatomic molecules, but differ sufficiently from the latter to make detailed correspondences unhelpful. Quantitative information on rotational energy levels and line intensities is obtained numerically by diagonalizing a Hamiltonian matrix set up in a basis set characterized by uncoupled moleculefixed projections of S, L, and the total angular momentum J, and symmetrized so that all basis set functions belong to a definite species in the subgroup D_2d of the true point group T_d. Hamiltonian matrix elements are determined by ladder operator techniques. Three sample calculated spectra, corresponding to $\text{p(}{}^2\text{F}{}_2\text{)-s(}{}^2\text{A}{}_1\text{)}$, $\text{d(}{}^2\text{E)-p(}{}^2\text{F}{}_2\text{)}$, and $\text{d(}{}^2\text{F}{}_2\text{)-p(}{}^2\text{F}{}_2\text{)}$ are presented. As one might expect, when the spin-orbit constant A is set equal to zero, then both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the rotational-electronic problem in open-shell XY₄ molecules can be mapped easily onto discussions of the rotation-vibration problem from the CH₄ literature.     

7 MeV dipole ground state transitions in 207Pb, 208Pb and 209Bi

The Doppler-broadened 7.117 MeV line from the ¹⁹F(p, αγ)¹⁶O reaction has been used to resonantly excite levels in ²⁰⁸Pb at 7071±2 and 7091±2 keV, in ²⁰⁷Pb at 7186±5 and 7206±5 keV and in ²⁰⁹Bi at 7179±5 and 7202±5 keV. On the basis of angular distribution measurements the 7071 and 7091 keV levels of ²⁰⁸Pb are assigned spins of 1 and assuming 100% ground state branching the widths are calculated to be 31±3 and 17±2 eV respectively. It is suggested that the states in ²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁹Bi arise from the weak coupling of a $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ neutron hole and an $\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ proton respectively to one or the other of the ²⁰⁸Pb levels. The widths obtained in terms of _gΓ_o²/Γ are 15±4 and 25±5 eV for the 7186 and 7206 keV levels of ²⁰⁷Pb and 24±5 and 30±5 for the levels of ²⁰⁹Bi respectively. These values are consistent with the weak-coupling suggestion.     

Absolute E1, ΔK = 1 transition probabilities between multi-quasiparticle high-spin states in 176Hf and 178Hf

Applying the generalized centroid shift method in (α, 2n) reactions, the half-lives of the 3080 keV 15⁺ state in ¹⁷⁶Hf and of the 1637 keV 5^? state in ¹⁷⁸Hf have been measured as $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 0.20}{}^{\mathrm{+0.12}}{}_{\mathrm{?0.08}}\text{ns}$ and $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 0.40 ± 0.10}\text{ns}$, respectively. B(El) values of K-allowed E1 transitions $\text{n}\text{9}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{[624]→}\text{7}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{[514]}$ are derived, and together with other data on similar transitions in odd-A nuclei, compared with predictions of the Nilsson plus pairing model. In ¹⁷⁶Hf, the 15⁺ and 14^? states at 3080 and 2866 keV, respectively, appear as quite pure deformed 4QP configurations. In the 2QP state at 1637 keV in ¹⁷⁸Hf, possible strong mixing of vibrational components is discussed coupled via 2QP K-admixtures arising from the partial alignment of the $\text{i}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>13</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ neutron.     

Study of some characteristics of the thermal-neutron-induced sub-barrier fission of 231Pa, 232Th and 237Np

Some characteristics of the thermal-neutron-induced fission of ²³¹Pa, ²³²Th and ²³⁷Np were studied using a highly pure thermal-neutron beam of the Grenoble High Flux Reactor. For the thermal-neutron-induced-fission cross section we obtained 20 ± 4 mb for ²³⁷Np, 19 ± 4 mb for ²³¹Pa and less than 2.5 μb for ²³²Th, in agreement with calculations based on a double humped fission barrier. We also determined a mean total fission fragment kinetic energy of 172.8 + 2.5 MeV for ²³⁷Np, which fits into the semi-empirical systematic of $\text{E}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>K</mtext>}}$ versus $\text{Z}{}^2\text{/A}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>case1</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}$. Finally, we determined LRA/B ratios of (1.94±0.17) × 10^?3 for ²³⁷Np and (1.67±0.11) × 10^?3for ²³¹Pa, in disagreement with the theoretical predictions of Feather, but consistent with the semi-empirical systematic of Halpern.     

Determination of molecular constants of nitric oxide from (1-0), (2-0), (3-0) bands of the 15N16O and 15N18O isotopic species

The (1-0), (2-0), and (3-0) transitions of ¹⁵N¹⁶O and ¹⁵N¹⁸O are investigated. The wavenumbers of the rotation-vibration lines are reported for the overtone bands and the ${}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{-}{}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ (1-0) subband. It is shown that in the data reduction it is advantageous to calculate first merged spectroscopic constants ignoring the Λ-type doubling. The vibrational constants ω_e, ω_ex_e, ω_ey_e and the vibrational dependence of the rotational constants are determined. The study of ¹⁵N¹⁸O allows the determination of the equilibrium values of the centrifugal distortion correction A_De to the spin-orbit constant and of the spin-rotation constant γ_e from the isotopic invariance of the ratios $\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>De</mtext>}}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}$ and $\text{γ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}$. It is found that $\text{A}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>De</mtext>}}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{= (?3.9 ± 1.3) × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?6}}$ and $\text{γ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{= (?4.00 ± 0.05) × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?3}}$.     

A high-spin isomer in 204Bi

By making use of heavy-ion and α-particle induced reactions an isomeric state has been found in ²⁰⁴Bi, with a half-life of $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 1.07 ± 0.03}\text{ms}$ and the quantum characteristics I^π = 16⁺. The four-quasiparticle configuration $\text{ν(}\text{i}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>13</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{?2}}\text{ν(}\text{f}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^1\text{π(}\text{h}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}{}^1$ has been ascribed to this state.     

The electronic isotope shift in the A2Π-X2Σ+ bands of BeH,BeD and BeT

The 0-0, 1-1, 2-2, and 3-3 bands of the A²Π-X²Σ⁺ transition of the tritiated beryllium monohydride molecule have been observed at 5000 Å in emission using a beryllium hollow-cathode discharge in a He + T₂ mixture. The rotational analysis of these bands yields the following principal molecular constants.

$\text{A}{}^2\text{Π:}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{= 4.192}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; r}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{= 1.333}\text{A}\text{?}$

$\text{X}{}^2\text{Σ:}\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{= 4.142}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; r}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{= 1.341}\text{A}\text{?}$

$\text{ω}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{′ ? ω}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{″ = 16.36}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; ω}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{′X}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{′ ? ω}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{″X}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{″ = 0.84}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$

From the pure electronic energy difference (E_Π - E_Σ)_BeT = 20 037.91 ± 1.5 cm^?1 and the corresponding previously known values for BeH and BeD, the following electronic isotope shifts are derived

$\text{ΔE}{}_{\mathrm{e}}{}^{\mathrm{i}}\text{(}\text{BeH}\text{?}\text{BeT}\text{) = ?4.7 ≠ 1.5}\text{cm}{}^1\text{, ΔE}{}_{\mathrm{e}}{}^{\mathrm{i}}\text{(}\text{BeH}\text{?}\text{BeT}\text{) = ?1.8 ≠ 1.5}\text{cm}{}^1$

and related to the theoretical approach given by Bunker to the problem of the breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation.     

Overtone bands of 14N16O and determination of molecular constants

The wavenumbers of the rotation-vibration lines of ¹⁴N¹⁶O are reported for the (2-0) and (3-0) bands. The full set of spectroscopic constants for the three bands (1-0), (2-0), and (3-0) has been determined with the method developed by Albritton, Schmeltekopf, and Zare for merging the results of separate least-squares fits. The vibrational constants ω_e, ω_ex_e, ω_ey_e, and the vibrational dependence of the rotational constants have been deduced. The apparent spin-orbit constant $\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>v</mtext>}}$ and its centrifugal correction $\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>D</mtext>}}$ (including the spin-rotation constant) have a vibrational dependence of the following form: $\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{v}}\text{=}\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{? α}{}_{\mathrm{A}}\text{(v +}\text{1}\text{2}\text{) + γ}{}_{\mathrm{A}}\text{(v +}\text{1}\text{2}\text{)}{}^2$ and $\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>D</mtext><mtext>v</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{A}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>D</mtext><mtext>e</mtext>}}\text{? β}{}_{\mathrm{A}}\text{(v +}\text{1}\text{2}\text{) + δ}{}_{\mathrm{A}}\text{(v +}\text{built+1}\text{2}\text{)}{}^2$; the values of the constants in these two equations have been determined.