Variation of Br quadrupole coupling with isotopic substitution in methyl bromide

The J = 0 ← 1 transitions in CH₃⁷⁹Br (I), CH₃⁸¹Br (II), CD₃⁷⁹Br (III), and CD₃⁸¹Br (IV) were measured using a Stark-cell spectrometer constructed from C-band waveguide. High-resolution spectra yielded precise values for the bromine quadrupole coupling strength. Values obtained were eqQ(I) = ?577.08 ± 0.15 MHz, eqQ(II) = ?482.18 ± 0.15 MHz, eqQ(III) = ?575.66 ± 0.15 MHz, and eqQ(IV) = ?480.89 ± 0.15 MHz. The observed center frequencies for the J = 0 ← 1 transitions are ν₀(I) = 19136.35 ± 0.03 MHz, ν₀(II) = 19063.62 ± 0.03 MHz, ν₀(III) = 15429.23 ± 0.03 MHz, and ν₀(IV) = 15362.41 ± 0.03 MHz. A 0.26 ± 0.02% decrease in bromine quadrupole coupling is observed when the methyl group is fully deuterated. This is in agreement with, and supports interpretations given for, previous results on methyl chloride.     

Further study of the microwave spectrum of chlorine lsocyanate: The substitution structure and nuclear quadrupole coupling

The microwave spectra of three further isotopic species of chlorine isocyanate (³⁵Cl¹⁵N¹²C¹⁶O, ³⁷Cl¹⁵N¹²C¹⁶O, ³⁵Cl¹⁴N¹³C¹⁶O) have been measured. From them we have obtained rotational constants, centrifugal distortion constants, and nuclear quadrupole coupling constants. The data are combined with earlier data (1) to confirm the planarity of the molecule, and to give a full substitution structure as follows: $\text{r}\text{(ClN) = 1.705 ± 0.005}\text{A}\text{?}$; $\text{r}\text{(NC) = 1.226 ± 0.005}\text{A}\text{?}$; $\text{r}\text{(CO) = 1.162 ± 0.005}\text{A}\text{?}$; < (ClNC) = 118°50′ ± 30′; < (NCO) = 170°52′ ± 30′, with Cl and O trans. We have also calculated the chlorine and nitrogen quadrupole coupling constants using the SCF-MO-CNDO method, and have obtained good agreement with the measured values. Evidence for in-plane π-bonding at nitrogen has been obtained.     

Determination of A0 for CH335Cl and CH337Cl from the ν4 infrared and Raman bands

The ν₄ infrared and Raman bands of CH₃Cl were analyzed simultaneously. A direct fit yielded a complete set of constants for CH₃³⁵Cl, including A₀ = 5.20530 ± 0.00010 cm^?1 and D_K = (8.85 ± 0.13) × 10^?5cm^?1. For CH₃³⁷Cl an incomplete set of constants was obtained from the infrared band, and A₀ = 5.2182 ± 0.0010 cm^?1 was estimated by curve fitting of the Raman spectrum. The resulting equilibrium structure is $\text{r(}\text{CH) = 1.0854 ± 0.0005}\text{A}\text{?}$, $\text{r(}\text{CCl) = 1.7760 ± 0.0003}\text{A}\text{?}$, and <(HCH) = 110°.35 ± 0°.05.     

Microwave spectrum,conformation, and quadrupole coupling constants of cyclopentyl chloride

The microwave spectra of the normal and two isotopic species of cyclopentyl chloride have been observed and analyzed. For the normal isotopic species the rotational constants (in MHz) are A = 4547.77 ± 0.01, B = 2290.22 ± 0.01, and C = 2073.34 ± 0.01. From the rotational constant data, it has been shown that the stable molecular conformation is the bent axial form. Quadrupole coupling constants have been measured for the ³⁵Cl nucleus, the values being (in MHz) χ_aa = ?23.70 ± 0.10, χ_bb = 32.33 ± 0.36, and χ_cc = ?8.63 ± 0.37. When transformed to the CCl bond axis system, the coupling constants confirm the axial structure. Extensive vibrational satellite structure, presumably arising from the pseudorotational ring mode with a fundamental frequency of 52 ± 5 cm^?1, has been observed and assigned. No spectral evidence has been observed for a second stable molecular conformer.     

Centrifugal distortion effects in the hyperfine spectrum of KCl

The hyperfine spectrum of KCl has been examined at near-zero electric field and zero magnetic field using a molecular beam electric resonance spectrometer. Rotational as well as vibrational shifts have been observed in both nuclear quadrupole interactions. With $\text{eqQ = Q}{}_{00}\text{+ Q}{}_{10}\text{(v +}\text{1}\text{2}\text{) + Q}{}_{20}\text{(v +}\text{1}\text{2}\text{)}{}^2\text{+ Q}{}_{01}\text{J(J + 1)}$, we find (all in units of kHz) for K in ³⁹K³⁵Cl: Q₀₀ = ?5691.47 ± 0.04, Q₁₀ = 51.32 ± 0.06, Q₂₀ = ?0.205 ± 0.020, Q₀₁ = 0.014 ± 0.007, Q₀₀(K³⁷Cl) ? Q₀₀(K³⁵Cl) = ?0.03 ± 0.07; for Cl in ³⁹K³⁵Cl: Q₀₀ = 137.0 ± 0.3, Q₁₀ = ?163.2 ± 0.5, Q₂₀ = 1.57 ± 0.15, Q₀₁ = 0.07 ± 0.03, $\text{[}\text{Q(}{}^{35}\text{Cl}\text{)}\text{Q(}{}^{37}\text{Cl}\text{)}\text{]Q}{}_{00}\text{(}\text{K}{}^{37}\text{Cl}\text{) ? Q}{}_{00}\text{(}\text{K}{}^{35}\text{Cl}\text{) = ?0.5 ± 0.6}$; and magnetic constants c_K = 0.154 ± 0.007, c_Cl = 0.435 ± 0.010, c₃ = 0.035 ± 0.012, and c₄ = 0.009 ± 0.006. These have been used to provide a mapping of the field gradients at both nuclear sites to fourth order in $\text{ξ =}\text{(r ? r}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{)}\text{r}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$. We find eQq_K(ξ) = (?5692.5 ± 2.5) + (1.7 ± 0.8) × 10⁴ξ + (?2. ± 4.) × 10⁴ξ² + (?8. ± 18.) × 10⁵ξ³ + (8. ± 15.) × 10⁶ξ⁴ and eQq_Cl(ξ) = (120. ± 22.) + (8. ± 4.) × 10⁴ξ + (?5.8 ± 2.0) × 10⁵ξ² + (?1.1 ± 1.6) × 10⁷ξ³ + (1.1 ± 1.3) × 10⁸ξ⁴.     

High-velocity DSA measurements in the 1–20 ps lifetime region: Comparison between DSA and RD

Mean lives in the range 1–20 ps of low-lying states of ¹³C, ¹⁶N, ²⁰O and ³⁶Cl have been measured with the Doppler-shift attenuation method by heavy-ion bombardment of ²H and ³H targets. The recoils are slowed down in Mg, Al, Cu, Ag and Au. The γ-ray patterns are observed with a large Ge(Li) detector at 0° in coincidence with protons; for ¹³C the patterns are measured in singles with a Compton-suppression spectrometer. Analysis of the γ-ray patterns with ⁴He-scaled stopping power data of Northcliffe and Schilling yields the following results: ¹³C, τ_m(3.85 MeV) = 12.6 ± 0.3ps; ¹⁶N, τ_m(0.40 MeV) = 5.1 ± 0.3 ps; ²⁰O, τ_m(1.67 MeV) = 9.8 ± 0.7 ps; ³⁶Cl, τ_m(0.79 MeV) = 19.9 ± 1.7 ps, τ_m(1.16 MeV) = 9.2 ± 0.6 ps and τ_m(1.60 MeV) = 0.94 ± 0.06 ps. A comparison with results obtained with the recoil-distance method shows agreement to about 10 %, with a slight tendency to somewhat longer lifetimes for the recoil-distance technique. The above stopping power is also used to reanalyze our previously published measurements. The new mean lives differ less than 4.5 % from the previous results.     

Microwave spectrum of 35ClO in the excited vibrational state and a comment on the centrifugal distortion constant

The $\text{J =}\text{3}\text{2}\text{←}\text{1}\text{2}$ transitions of ³⁵ClO in v = 1 of the ${}^2\text{Π}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ state were measured and analyzed to obtain the following constants (in megahertz: B = 18 444.86 ± 0.18, p_eff = 669.32 ± 1.08, $\text{a ? (b + c)}\text{2}\text{= 157.05 ± 0.97}$, d = 169.77 ± 0.99, and eqQ = ? 84.78 ± 0.30. The equilibrium bond length is calculated to be 1.56954 ± 0.00005 Å. The transitions in the ground vibrational state, which were reported previously, were reanalyzed by taking into account the matrix elements off diagonal in J of the hyperfine interactions, and led to a refined centrifugal distortion constant, 0.0476 ± 0.0154 MHz. The vibrational frequency increased accordingly to 782 ± 126 cm^?1, which agreed with the value 870 ± 90 cm^?1 obtained from a relative-intensity measurement, and also with other optical spectroscopic data.     

Recoil-distance lifetime measurements of levels in 36Ar and 36Cl

Lifetimes of levels in ³⁶Ar and ³⁶Cl populated in the ²H(³⁵Cl, n) and ²H(³⁵Cl, p) reactions, respectively, were measured with the recoil distance method. Gamma rays were detected in coincidence with a neutron detector to study the ³⁶Ar levels and in singles to study the ³⁶Cl levels. Mean lifetimes τ_m = 125 ± 20, 19.6 ± 3.1 and 4.1 ± 0.9 ps were obtained from decay curves for the ³⁶Ar levels at 5171, 4974 and 4178 keV, respectively and τ_m = 23 ± 2, 10.4 ± 0.5, 2.95 ± 0.14 and 4.9 ± 1.0 ps for ³⁶Cl levels at 788, 1165, 1951 and 2810 keV, respectively. Shell-model calculations, with a model space comprising selected 5h-1p configurations and with an effective charge of 0.5e, are compared to the transition rates for the low-lying negative parity states in ³⁶Ar.     

Investigation of the ν5 band of methylacetylene by infrared laser Stark and microwave spectroscopy

Microwave spectra have been studied in the ground and v₅ = 1 (CC stretching mode) states of methylacetylene. From these data, dipole moments and rotational and centrifugal distortion constants have been determined, as follows: μ_D⁽⁰⁾ = 0.7839 ± 0.0010 D, μ_D⁽⁵⁾ = 0.7954 ± 0.0010 D, B₅ = 8508.119 ± 0.003 MHz, D_J⁽⁵⁾ = 1.8 ± 0.2 kHz, and D_JK⁽⁵⁾ = 169 ± 1 kHz. Laser Stark spectra have been obtained for the ν₅ band of this molecule and from these spectra the following vibration-rotation parameters have been determined: ν₅⁰ = 93.27540 ± 0.00007 cm^?1, A₅ - A₀ = ?227.0 ± 2.3 MHz and D_K⁽⁵⁾ - D_K⁽⁰⁾ = ?0.05 ± 0.50 MHz. The higher-J and -K states of the v₅ = 1 state appear to be purturbed.     

Dependence of nuclear deorientation on nuclear spin for recoils in vacuum

Time-integral measurements have been made of the vacuum deorientation of the 2⁺ and 4⁺ states in ¹⁵⁰Sm and the 6⁺ and 8⁺ states in ¹⁵⁶Gd Coulomb-excited by 133 MeV ³⁵Cl ions. The ¹⁵⁰Sm results were deduced from γ-ray angular distributions measured in coincidence with backscattered ³⁵Cl ions. In the ¹⁵⁶Gd measurements, a fixed counter array and a sandwich target were used to measure directly the differences between the γ-ray angular distributions from nuclei recoiling in vacuum and the unperturbed γ-ray angular distributions from nuclei stopped in a thick ¹⁵⁶Gd target. The measured deorientation time constants in ps are τ₂(2⁺) = 27±4; τ₂(4⁺) = 14±4; τ₂(6⁺) = 24±3; τ₂(8⁺) = 23⁺¹⁰_?6; τ₄(2⁺) = 12±2; τ₄(4⁺) = 5±3; τ₄(6⁺) = 7.6±2.5. The 8⁺ data were analyzed assuming τ₂/τ₄ = $\text{10}\text{3}$ as predicted by the Abragam-Pound theory for $\text{I ≧ 4}$ essentially independently of the degree of quadrupole admixture. The other results are consistent with this except for the 2⁺ level which shows some quadrupole effect. The present results, which show strong deorientation of high spin levels, are in contrast to earlier work on neutron deficient Er isotopes. In light of our findings we suggest that the failure to observe deorientation in the high spin states in Er is primarily due to anomalously low g-factors associated with the backbending observed in these nuclei.     

Microwave spectrum of dimethyldichlorosilane

The microwave spectrum of dimethyldichlorosilane has been observed and the rotational constants and centrifugal distortion constants have been determined for ³⁵Cl₂ and ³⁵Cl³⁷Cl species. From these constants, the molecular structure is determined as $\text{r(}\text{SiCl}\text{) = 2.055 ± 0.003}\text{A}\text{?}$, $\text{r(}\text{SiC}\text{) = 1.845 ± 0.005}\text{A}\text{?}$, ∠ClSiCl = 107.2 ± 0.3°, ∠CSiC = 114.7 ± 0.3°. An analysis of the ³⁵Cl₂ quadrupole splittings leads to quadrupole coupling constants of χ_aa = ?19.6 ± 0.3 MHz, χ_bb = ?3.7 ± 1.4 MHz, χ_cc = 23.3 ± 1.4 MHz, χ_bond = ?38.0 ± 1.6 MHz, and η_bond = 0.22 ± 0.08.     

Microwave spectrum and quadrupole coupling constant tensor of chloroiodomethane

The microwave spectrum of ³⁵Cl and ³⁷Cl species of chloroiodomethane was investigated in the frequency region of 9–35 GHz. The b-type R-branch and Q-branch transitions were assigned. The rotational constants of the ground state were determined to be A = 27 418.81 ± 0.10, B = 1621.879 ± 0.024, and C = 1545.730 ± 0.044 MHz for the ³⁵Cl species; and A = 27 261.46 ± 0.16, B = 1562.240 ± 0.047, and C = 1491.008 ± 0.092 MHz for the ³⁷Cl species. From the hyperfine splitting of the I, ³⁵Cl, and ³⁷Cl nuclei, the nuclear quadrupole coupling constants were determined to be χ_aa = −1404.5 ± 3.8, χ_bb = 383.4 ± 2.1, χ_cc = 1021.1 ± 4.3, and ∥χ_ab∥ = 1176.5 ± 3.6 MHz of iodine; χ_aa = −26.8 ± 2.3, χ_bb = −11.0 ± 1.2, and χ_cc = 37.8 ± 2.6 MHz of ³⁵Cl for the ³⁵Cl species; χ_aa = −1423.2 ± 5.5, χ_bb = 389.1 ± 2.9, χ_cc = 1034.1 ± 6.2, and ∥χ_ab∥ = 1170.2 ± 6.9 MHz of iodine; and χ_aa = −20.4 ± 3.3, χ_bb = −9.1 ± 1.8, and χ_cc = 29.5 ± 3.7 MHz of ³⁷Cl for the ³⁷Cl species, respectively. The centrifugal distortion constants were also determined using all of the assigned transitions. A brief discussion of the procedure for analyzing the quadrupole hyperfine structures of a molecule containing two quadrupolar nuclei is also provided.     

Precise nuclear moments of extremely proton-rich nuclus 23 Al

Electric quadrupole coupling constant eqQ/h of the extremely proton-rich ²³Al (I ^π ?=?5/2^?+?, T _1/2?=?0.47 s) nucleus implanted into an Al₂O₃ single crystal has been measured for the first time, using the β-ray detecting nuclear quadrupole resonance method (β-NQR) in a high magnetic field. As a preliminary result, the quadrupole coupling constant was determined as |eqQ/h(²³Al) |?=?2.66±0.77 MHz. Using the quadrupole coupling constant of ²⁷Al in Al₂O₃ as a reference, the Q moment of the ground state of ²³Al was extracted as |Q(²³Al)|?~?160 mb, which is well explained by the shell model calculation in the sd-shell model space with the USD interaction.     

Investigation of the reaction 35Cl(τ, α)34Cl at Eτ = 15 MeV

The ³⁵Cl(τ, α)³⁴C reaction has been used to study the properties of ³⁴Cl levels up to an excitation energy of 5 MeV. Angular distributions of 37 levels were measured with a split-pole magnetic spectrograph, at a bombarding energy of 15 MeV. New levels have been found at 3847, 3964, 4206, 4321 and 4715 keV, all ± 10 keV. There is a strongly excited multiplet at E_x = 5.0 MeV with components at 4939 ± 11, 4958 ± 11, 4971 ± 11, 4998 ± 12 and 5010 ± 13 keV. A DWBA analysis of the α-particle angular distributions yielded l_n values and spectroscopic factors. New spin and parity assignments were obtained. The T = 1 character of the levels at E_x = 4.21 and 4.72 MeV has been determined. Experimental spectroscopic factors are compared with results from recent many-particle shell-model calculations.     

The microwave spectrum,structure, and quadrupole coupling constants of boron chloride difluoride,BCIF2

The microwave spectrum of boron chloride difluoride, BClF₂, has been investigated in the region 26.5–40.0 GHz. R-branch transitions belonging to the isotopic species ¹¹B³⁵Cl¹⁹F₂, ¹¹B³⁷Cl¹⁹F₂, and ¹⁰B³⁵Cl¹⁹F₂ have been observed and the derived rotational constants yield the following ground-state structural parameters: $\text{r}{}^0\text{(BF) = 1.315 ± 0.006}\text{A}\text{?}$, $\text{r}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{(BCl) = 1.728 ± 0.009}\text{A}\text{?}$, < FBF = 118.1 ± 0.5°. The ground-state rotational constants of the most abundant species ¹¹B³⁵Cl¹⁹F₂ are: A₀ = 10 449.32 ± 0.13, B₀ = 4705.811 ± 0.020, C₀ = 3239.702 ± 0.026 MHz, Δ_JK = 8.9 ± 1.7, and Δ_J = 1.86 ± 0.48 KHz. The asymmetry parameter κ = ?0.593291 and the inertial defect δ⁰ = 0.2361 amu Ų which is consistent with that expected for this type of molecule if planar. The ³⁵Cl quadrupole coupling constants for ¹¹B³⁵Cl¹⁹F₂ are χ_aa = ?42.8 ± 1.0, χ_bb = 30.2 ± 1.5, χ_cc = 12.6 ± 1.5 MHz with the asymmetry parameter η = 0.41.     

Multipole mixing ratios of γ-transltions in 182W

γ-γ directional correlation experiments were performed on 14 cascades in ¹⁸²W populated from the β^? decay of ¹⁸²Ta(115 d). Two Ge(Li) detectors were used in a coincidence arrangement, and the ¹⁸²Ta sources were dissolved in HF acid to minimize extranuclear perturbations. For the 1189keV, 2^? → 2⁺ transition, the measured directional correlation coefficients are consistent only with multipole mixing ratios $\text{δ}\text{(}\text{M}\text{2}\text{E}\text{1)}\text{= 0.45 ± 0.03}\text{and}\text{δ}\text{(E3}\text{E1)}\text{= ?0.67 ± 0.07}$. These mixing ratios are discussed and compared with the known conversion coefficients for the 1189keV transition. The E2/M1 multipole mixing ratios determined are (energy in keV): δ(66) = 0.15 ± 0.15, δ(85) = 0.31 ± 0.05, δ(114) = 0.31 ± 0.05, 0.56 ≦ δ(179) ≦ 1.36, δ(1121) = 12⁺²_?1, and δ(1231) = ?(32⁺¹⁴²_?15). The measured M2/E1 mixing ratios are: δ(68) = 0.03 ± 0.02, δ(152) = 0.014 ± 0.013 and δ(156) = ?0.13 ± 0.19.     

The ft value for the superallowed Fermi decay 38mK(β+)38Ar

The threshold energy for the reaction ³⁵Cl(α, n)^38mK has been measured to be 6674.8±3.2 keV and the Q-value for the reaction ³⁵Cl(α, p)³⁸Ar to be 837.2±2.4 keV. From the measurements a value of 5021.2±3.4 keV was obtained for the end-point energy of the decay ^38mK(b⁺)³⁸Ar. The half-life was measured as 925.6±0.7ms and hence an “effective” $\text{?t}$ value was calculated, giving the result 3106±10 s with the inclusion of outer radiative corrections to order Z²α³ and 3088±10 s allowing also for calculated charge-dependent effects.     

Measurement of the f1(1285) → π+π−π0 decay

The isospin symmetry-breaking (ISB) decay f ₁(1285) → π⁺π^?π⁰ has been studied at the VES facility. The branching ratio is measured: $\frac{{BR\left( {f_1 \to \pi ^ + \pi ^ - \pi ^0 } \right)}} {{BR\left( {f_1 \to \eta \pi ^ + \pi ^ - } \right)}} = 0.86 \pm 0.16_{ - 0.20}^{ + 0.70} \%Low-energy resonances in ³¹P(p, α ²⁸Si and ³⁵Cl(p, α)³²S were studied directly in order to gain a better understanding of reaction cycling in the Si-Ar region in novae. New resonance strengths at E _c.m. = 600 and 622 keV in ³¹P(p, α)²⁸Si were measured (ωγ _{p, α} = (2.2#x00B1;0.7) × 10^?2 eV and ωγ _{p, α} = (0.99±0.08) eV, respectively) as well as the E _c.m. = 610 keV resonance in ³⁵Cl(p, α)³²S [ωγ _{p, α} = (1.2±0.2) × 10^?2 eV], the lowest energy that any resonance in this reaction has been observed, directly or indirectly. The strengths of these resonances were found to be lower than previously determined, resulting in even weaker cycling in the Si-Ar region.     

Allowed electron-capture branches in the decay of 34mCl

The decay of ^34mCl has been studied with 36 and 100 cm³ Ge(Li) detectors and with a high-resolution large volume Ge(Li)-NaI(Tl) Compton-suppression spectrometer. The ^34mCl activity was produced with the reaction ²⁴Mg(¹²C, pn)³⁴Cl at $\text{E(}{}^{12}\text{C}\text{) = 35}\text{MeV}$ by bombarding thick natural Mg targets. The half-life was measured to be $\text{τ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 32.06 ± 0.08}\text{min}$. Nine γ-ray transitions were observed including four γ-rays not seen previously. The measured γ-ray intensities determine new electron-capture branches of (0.030 ± 0.006) % and (0.032 ± 0.003) % to ³⁴S levels at 4.69 and 4.88 MeV with log ft values of 5.48 ± 0.08 and 5.26 ±0.04, respectively. These log ft values imply allowed transitions and are consistent with the known J_π values of J_π = 4⁺ and 3⁺ of the 4.69 and 4.88 MeV levels, respectively. A lower limit of log ft ? 6.9 is obtained for the allowed electron-capture branch to the J^π = 2⁺, 4.89 MeV level. Other previously observed decay branches have been confirmed. Since the decay of ^34mCl proceeds (46.9 ± 1.0)% to the ³⁴Cl ground state, the latter decay was studied concurrently; ³⁴Cl(0)with J^π = 0⁺, T = 1 decays exclusively to its analog ³⁴S(0) and the sum of the intensities of four other allowed branches is less than 1.2 × 10^?4 of the intensity of the ground-state branch. The experimental results are compared with recent shell-model calculations performed in a large configuration space.