The He(I) photoelectron spectroscopy of heavy group IV—VI diatomics

The He(I) photoelectron spectra of the Group IV—VI diatomics GeO, GeS, GeSe, GeTe, SnS, SnSe, and SnTe are presented. The outermost valence structure of these molecules is similar to that observed in the lighter series CO, CS, etc. of this valence isoelectronic group; in each case a relatively sharp peak is assigned to ionization from the nominally non-bonding 3σ orbital and a broader band to ionization from the bonding 1π orbital. At higher binding energies the spectra exhibit several peaks where only a single peak is expected, from the (2σ)^?1 hole state. This structure is assigned to correlation peaks resulting from configuration interaction among hole states of ²Σ⁺ (Ω = $\text{1}\text{2}$) symmetry. Semi-empirical CNDO—MO calculations have been performed for these molecules, and the results are used to interpret the observed trends. In addition, a simple molecular orbital model is employed to estimate the importance of spin—orbit coupling in the valence electronic structure of the heavy IV—VI ions.     

Fine-structure fluorescence of conjugated chain molecules

The fine-structure fluorescence spectra of conjugated chain compounds—distyrylbenzene (DSB), its fluorine-substituted derivative (FDSB), 1,4-bis-(5-phenyl-2-oxazolyl) benzene (POPOP), and 1,4-bis-(5-phenyl-2-oxadiazolyl) benzene (PDPDP)—are obtained at 4.2 K using the Shpolskii method. The multiplicity of the spectra is revealed and their vibrational analysis is performed involving Raman scattering data. It is shown that some vibrational frequencies of the fluorescence spectra are common for all the molecules under study, while other frequencies are specific for the spectra of the pairs DSB-FDSB and POPOP-PDPDP. The relation between the spectra of the molecules and their structure is considered.     

He(I) Photoelectron spectroscopy of transient species: fluorothiocyanate (FSCN)

Valence ionisation energies, obtained using He(Iα) photoelectron spectroscopy, of the hitherto unknown and unstable molecule FSCN are presented. Interpretation of the spectra is based on experimental considerations, correspondence with the spectra of related molecules, and the results of Hartree—Fock—Slater calculations using STF basis sets of double-zeta quality. The molecule is shown to exist in the thiocyanate form.     

Calculations of ionization and excitation energies for SiH3 X (X = F,Cl, Br and I) using the discrete variational Xα method

The electronic structure of silyl halide SiH₃ X molecules are investigated using the discrete variational Xα method based on the Hartree—Fock—Slater model. Theoretical ionization and excitation energies are in very good agreement with the experimental results of UPS and UV spectra. The effects of Si 3d orbitals are found to be significant on the bondings and orbital energies.     

二维电荷转移结构轮烯衍生物光学性质理论研究

以一系列轮烯衍生物为目标分子,运用MP2和TD-DFT方法在6-31G(d)基组水平上计算了分子一阶超极化率β和紫外吸收光谱, 研究了分子结构和非线性光学性能的关系. 研究发现, 本文中的二维电荷转移(2DCT)分子2—6均具有较大的β值, 且紫外吸收光谱最大吸收峰和相对应的一维电荷转移(1DCT)分子8和9相比发生蓝移, 这对解决"非线性效率-透光性的矛盾"给予了很大启示. 对于2DCT分子2—7, 分子一阶超极化率的大小和分子构型关系密切, 随着键长交替(BLA)的增加,分 关键词： 轮烯衍生物 二维电荷转移分子 一阶超极化率 紫外吸收光谱     

高压液态重水的拉曼光谱研究

应用金刚石压腔结合拉曼光谱技术研究了重水在291 K,0.1～800 MPa条件下的拉曼谱图。结果表明：压力增大的过程中,重水的拉曼伸缩振动光谱向低频方向移动,并且频移和压力基本呈线性相关。频移没有突变,没有发生相的转变。将重水的拉曼谱峰分解为代表分子内O—D振动的高频峰和代表分子间氢键振动的低频峰。研究这两种不同类型谱峰的性质,发现代表分子间氢键的低频峰峰面积在不同的压力范围内呈现出不同的变化特征,压力对分子间氢键的影响并不是持续不变的。拉曼峰的峰面积反映的是产生这种拉曼峰的振动的数目,峰面积的变化反映了特征振动数目的变化。由于分子间氢键的强相互作用,水分子总是倾向于形成对称的空间五分子四面体结构,因此最大峰面积代表了最稳定的五分子团簇结构。     

Time of flight spectra in thermal desorption of helium

Time of flight spectra are calculated within the cascade model of phonon-mediated desorption for helium desorbing from graphite, sapphire and Nichrome. One and three-dimensional theories are compared. Deviations from Knudsen's cosine law are traced to dynamical effects. The spectra are — as a function of time — narrower than a Maxwellian distribution and their maxima are generally shifted to shorter times indicating that the desorbed molecules are hotter than the solid temperature. Relevant experiments are discussed. Experimental geometries are analysed.     

Auger electron spectra of gaseous halogen compounds

Auger CW and Coster-Kronig spectra in gas phase of boron trifluoride, boron trichloride, boron tribromide and hydrogen bromide have been obtained by 2 keV electron impact. The fluorine spectrum can be understood as quasi-atomic by the Thomas—Weightman Δ U/W criterion, while in the spectra of the heavier halides some of the final states are delocalized. The boron spectrum from boron trifluoride is definitely band-like, but it also shows two prominent quasi-atomic structures induced by fluorine. A simplified model allows the nature of these “partner resonances” to be understood and their intensities calculated; a semi-quantitative agreement with experiment is obtained without adjustable parameters. We provide evidence that these resonances are a general feature of the CW spectra of ionic molecules and identify them in the boron spectrum, from boron tribromide, as well as in the literature data.     

A semi-empirical method for the calculation of spin—orbit splitting in degenerate electronic states of linear polyatomic molecules

A semiempirical method for the calculation of spin—orbit coupling constants in linear polyatomic molecules is discussed. The method uses the readily available output from a CNDO/2 calculation and a set of effective atomic coupling constants obtained from observed spectroscopic data on atoms. Two procedures for obtaining the spin—orbit splitting are discussed: one based on a closed shell CNDO/2 calculation and one based on an open shell calculation.The average error for the molecules studied was 6.8% and 7.7% for the two procedures used in the calculations, the easier closed shell procedure giving the lower percentage error. It should be noted that the largest errors occurred in the case of diatomic molecules where the error would be expected to be the greatest. Thus, the average error involved in the values of the spin—orbit splitting for polyatomic molecules is much less than 3.7% for the closed shell procedure. The method used appears to be extendable to non-linear molecules in which the only atoms off the principle symmetry axis of the molecules are hydrogen. The method should be useful in the interpretation of photoelectron spectra.     

A semi-empirical method for the calculation of spin—orbit splitting in degenerate electronic states of linear polyatomic molecules

A semiempirical method for the calculation of spin—orbit coupling constants in linear polyatomic molecules is discussed. The method uses the readily available output from a CNDO/2 calculation and a set of effective atomic coupling constants obtained from observed spectroscopic data on atoms. Two procedures for obtaining the spin—orbit splitting are discussed: one based on a closed shell CNDO/2 calculation and one based on an open shell calculation.The average error for the molecules studied was 6.8% and 7.7% for the two procedures used in the calculations, the easier closed shell procedure giving the lower percentage error. It should be noted that the largest errors occurred in the case of diatomic molecules where the error would be expected to be the greatest. Thus, the average error involved in the values of the spin—orbit splitting for polyatomic molecules is much less than 3.7% for the closed shell procedure. The method used appears to be extendable to non-linear molecules in which the only atoms off the principle symmetry axis of the molecules are hydrogen. The method should be useful in the interpretation of photoelectron spectra.     

D-，L-和DL-奥硝唑随温度变化的太赫兹光谱

利用太赫兹时域光谱 （terahertz time domain spectroscopy,THz-TDS） 技术,在6 K到298 K之间,测量了D-,L-和DL-奥硝唑随温度变化的太赫兹（THz）光谱.实验结果表明,在0.3到2.5 THz波段,在常温时D-和L-奥硝唑的吸收峰几乎相同,但与DL-奥硝唑的吸收峰存在差异,到低温时这种差异变得更加明显,为鉴别奥硝唑旋光异构体与其消旋体提供了新的方法;低温时观察到了在常温时很难分辨的吸收峰,为振动模式指认提供更多的信息;随着温度的升高,吸收峰中心频率朝着低频的方向单调偏移,通过对实验数据的拟合,发现振动模式随温度变化符合Bose-Einstein统计规律.最后对奥硝唑旋光异构体及其消旋体分子进行量子化学计算,并模拟得到0.2—2.5 THz的低频振动光谱,根据光谱实验结果,从分子水平上对其特征吸收信号进行了理论分析. 关键词： 振动光谱 奥硝唑 对映异构体 THz时域光谱技术     

CNDO—MO—SCF—CI study on photoelectron and electronic spectra of molecules: Some unsaturated hydrocarbons

A new modified CNDO—MO method is presented and applied to transbutadiene, cyclopentadiene, fulvene, 3,4-dimethylenecyclobutene, spiro[4.4]nona-1,3-diene and spiro [4.4]nonatetraene. Though the method contains only one arbitrary adjustable molecular parameter, it gives reasonable explanations for the dipole moments, photoelectron spectra, and electronic spectra of the molecules treated here. The ionization potentials were estimated not only via Koopmans' theorem but also by the restricted Hartree—Fock SCF—CI treatment of radical cations.     

Photoelectron spectra of 1,2 dichloro-, 1,2 dibromo- and 1,2 diiodo-ethane

High resolution He(I) photoelectron spectra are reported for some dihaloethanes (CH₂X)₂ (X = Cl, Br, and I). The spectra are interpreted by using a one electron model for the trans conformer for which the “through bond” and “through space” interactions as well as spin—orbit coupling are considered. The effect of conformational isomerism on the ionization potential is also discussed. We also note some correlations between the observed ionization potentials of the (CH₂X)₂ molecules and their physical properties, such as the electronegativity of halogen atom, heat of formation, as well as bond length and the stretching force constant of CX.     

蒽、苝和1-氨基蒽醌水溶胶的制备及其荧光性能的研究

用再沉淀法分别制备了蒽、苝和1-氨基蒽醌水溶胶,研究了三者在水溶液中的荧光光谱,通过与其对应的分子荧光光谱比较,发现蒽和苝的水溶胶荧光光谱发生了红移,而1-氨基蒽醌分子从无荧光到它的水溶胶有荧光的转变,根据荧光和分子结构关系,得出3种溶胶是通过分子之间相互重叠聚集而成。同时因为他们为平面型分子,因此π电子共轭度大,使得荧光容易激发和发射,荧光光谱向长波方向移动。     

Esca. results versus other physical and chemical data

X-ray photoemission spectra yield quantities of very direct interest in physics and chemistry. In this paper the relations of these spectra to other data and concepts are discussed. Both initial-state and final-state properties may be studied: the former are treated first. Charge distributions in molecules alter the effective (Coulomb plus exchange) potential experienced by core electrons in molecular ground states, there by shifting their binding energies. The shifts can be calculated by $\text{ab}$$\text{initio}$ methods or more directly by using potential models based on intermediate-level molecular-orbital theories such as INDO. One version, the ground-state potential model (GPM) yields good predictions of core-level shifts among atoms in similar environments. Alternatively, the measured shifts may be used to derive charges on individual atoms in molecules. It is more difficult to derive charges in solids in this way, but a characteristic splitting in the more tightly-bound valence bands yields a direct measure of ionicity in simple binary compounds of the zinc-blende and rocksalt structures. Atomic orbital composition of molecular orbitals can be deduced from photoemission spectra. In solids such as diamond and graphite comparison of photoemission spectra with x-ray emission spectra yields the atomic-orbital composition of the valence bands. Turning to final-state properties, the spectra are dominated by relaxation effects. Again a simple approach—the relaxation potential model (RPM)—predicts core-level shifts well for cases in which the atomic environments are varied substantially. Among ammonia and the methylamines, for example, the N(ls) shifts are predicted correctly by RPM, while GPM reverses the order. For paramagnetic molecules RPM predicts electron charge transfer toward the positive hole but usually spin transfer away, in agreement with experiment. Extra-atomic relaxation in metals, a many-body effect, is manifest both as a contribution to the binding energy and as line-shape asymmetry. Delocalized valence electrons also show relaxation shifts that can be understood as polari zation of the electron gas toward the “Coulomb hole”. Auger lines show larger relaxation shifts. Comparison of core-level or Auger shifts in nonmetallic solids separately is questionable because there is no reference level, but intercomparison of the two is meaningful. Finally, core-level binding-energy trends in series of simple alcohols, etc., agree quantitatively with proton affinities and core-level shifts in other functional groups. This suggests extending the concept of Lewis basicity to include lone pairs of core electrons. Thus, core-level shifts measure the chemical reactivity—a quantity of great chemical importance that depends on both initial- and final-state properties—rather directly. Rela xation energies are shown to be the dominant cause of trends in the lowest ionization potentials of simple alcohols and amines.     

Vibronic fluorescence and fluorescence excitation spectra of diphenyl oxazolyl benzene and its oxadiazol analogue

The fine-structure fluorescence and fluorescence excitation spectra of conjugated chain compounds—1,4-di(5-phenyl-2-oxazolyl) benzene and its oxadiazol analogue—are obtained at 4.2 K in an n-octane matrix using the Shpolskii method. The spectra are modeled by representing the band of each of the vibronic transitions as the sum of a zero-phonon line and a phonon wing with certain parameters (half-widths, Debye-Waller factors). The spectra calculated in this fashion coincide with the experimental spectra. This makes it possible to determine the relative intensities of vibronic transitions and refine the frequencies of the normal vibrations in the S ₀ and S*₁ states. The parameters of the Franck-Condon and Herzberg-Teller interactions in the molecules considered are determined. The influence of the replacement of one of the CH groups in the heterocycles with a N atom on the parameters determining the formation of vibronic spectra is considered.     

Formation of positive and negative ions of thymine molecules under the action of slow electrons

The formation of positive and negative molecules of thymine—a base of nucleic acids—under the action of slow electrons is investigated by the method of crossed electron and molecular beams. The method developed makes it possible to measure the molecular beam intensity and determine the energy dependences and absolute values of total cross sections for the formation of positive and negative ions of thymine molecules. It is found that the maximal cross section for the formation of positive ions is reached at an energy of 95 eV and its absolute value is, accordingly, 1.4 × 10^?15 cm². The total cross section for the formation of negative ions is 8.2 × 10^–18 cm² at an energy of 1.1 eV. The mass spectra of thymine molecules are measured and the cross sections of dissociative ionization are determined.     

A NEXAFS and UPS study of the adsorption of tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, iso-, cis-and trans-dichloroethylene on platinum surfaces at 95 K: multilayers and monolayers

UPS spectra of multilayers and monolayers of chlorinated ethylene molecules condensed or adsorbed on Pt(111) and Pt(110)(1 × 2) surfaces at 95 K are in close agreement. It shows that adsorption of these molecules is not dissociative and that they are weakly bonded to the surfaces in the monolayer range. NEXAFS has also been used in the case of Pt(111) samples. The multilayer spectra compare well with the analogous spectra of the fluorinated molecules, and the spacings between the various C 1s levels agree with the corresponding values for the π^* transitions. This shows that these resonances involve C 1s core level transitions to unoccupied π^* levels, which are located at almost the same energy in the excited state. The polarization dependence of the synchrotron light indicates that for monolayers the C=C axis and molecular planes arc parallel to the surface. The π^* resonance widths confirm that the adsorption of all chlorinated molecules is not dissociative at low temperatures, as suggested from the catalytic destruction of unsaturated chlorinated C2 compounds which occurs only at high temperatures. Above 120–130 K and under vacuum, desorption depletes the surface without conversion to a more firmly bonded species, a process occurring under catalytic conditions.     

组氨酸和精氨酸的太赫兹光谱研究

采用太赫兹时域光谱(THz-TDS)测试和理论模拟相结合的方法，研究了组氨酸和精氨酸在THz波段的光谱特性.THz-TDS测试的有效光谱范围为0.2—2.8 THz，在该波段得到样品的特征吸收峰分别位于0.88，1.64，2.23 THz(组氨酸)和0.99，1.47，2.60 THz(精氨酸)；运用Gaussian03半经验理论PM3和AM1算法，计算了两种分子在0.1—10.0 THz波段的振动吸收谱，结果表明它们在该波段均具有多个特征吸收，其中在0.2—2.8 THz波段的吸收峰位与实验吸收峰位相互对应并且符合较好；给出了与光谱特征吸收对应的分子振转模型，为认识分子对THz波的响应机制提供了帮助，也为分子鉴别及更宽有效光谱区的实验测试研究提供了科学依据. 关键词： 太赫兹(THz) 半经验理论 THz时域光谱 氨基酸     

Meeting Reports: BioCD-2005 Workshop

An intensive weeklong course on Circular Dichroism (CD) was presented at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), from June 20-24, 2005. CD is the difference in absorption of left and right circularly polarized light. It is observed in the spectral regions of absorption of molecules that are chiral, i.e., lacking a center of symmetry. While most CD spectra are small—only a tiny fraction of the total absorption biopolymers with helical structures—such as proteins, DNA, RNA and polysaccharides, exhibit informative CD spectra. The objective of BioCD-2005 was to acquaint the participants with the theory of ultraviolet CD spectroscopy.