Vibration-rotation emission spectra of gaseous ZnH2 and ZnD2

Gaseous ZnH2 and ZnD2 have been discovered in an emission source that combines an electrical discharge with a high-temperature furnace. High-resolution infrared emission spectra of ZnH2 and ZnD2 have been recorded with a Fourier transform spectrometer, and the antisymmetric stretching fundamental bands of 64ZnH2 and 64ZnD2 were detected near 1889.4 and 1371.6 cm-1, respectively. Rotational analysis of the bands yielded r0 bond distances of 1.535 271(1) and 1.531 836(9) A for linear 64ZnH2 and 64ZnD2, respectively.     

Submillimeter-Wave Spectroscopy of TiCl in the Ground Electronic State

The submillimeter-wave rotational transitions of TiCl in the ground state were observed using a double-modulation technique. TiCl was generated in a DC-discharge of a mixture of TiCl₄ vapor (less than 1 mTorr) and Ar buffer gas (80 mTorr) at a current of 200 mA. The ⁴Φ_3/2, ⁴Φ_5/2, ⁴Φ_7/2, and ⁴Φ_9/2 spin components of Ti³⁵Cl (v=0, 1, 2) and Ti³⁷Cl (v=0) were detected. The data were analyzed using effective rotational constants for each spin component as well as with the usual N² reduced Hamiltonian. Recent Fourier transform and laser data were included in our fits and we confirm that the ground state of TiCl is a ⁴Φ_r electronic state.     

Low-N lines of the A6sigma+-X6sigma+ (1,0) band of CrH

The (1,0) band of the A6sigma+-X6sigma+ electronic transition of CrH has been observed by laser-induced fluorescence following the reaction of laser-ablated Cr atoms with methanol under supersonic free-jet cooled conditions. Rotational assignments of the levels with N < or = 3 have been made by combination differences and dispersed fluorescence experiments on selected lines. These assignments complement those made from previously-recorded Fourier transform emission spectra, in which higher-N lines were assigned. The low-N rotational levels are extensively perturbed, presumably by levels of the a4sigma+, upsilon = 1 and B6pi, upsilon = 0 states.     

Fourier transform emission spectroscopy of the BΣ-XΣ system of CN

The emission spectrum of the B²Σ⁺-X²Σ⁺ system of CN has been observed at high-resolution using a Fourier transform spectrometer. The rotational structure of a large number of bands involving vibrational levels v = 0-15 of both electronic states has been analyzed, and improved spectroscopic constants have been determined by combining the microwave and infrared measurements from previous studies. Improved spectroscopic constants for vibrational levels up to v″ = 18 in the X²Σ⁺ state and v′ = 19 in the B²Σ⁺ state have been determined by combining the measurements of the 16-13, 18-17, 18-18, 19-15, and 19-18 bands of Douglas and Routly [Astrophys. J. Suppl. 1 (1955) 295-318] and 17-14 and 17-16 bands of Ito et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 96 (1992) 4195] with our data. The band constants obtained have been used to estimate equilibrium ground state constants for CN.     

Infrared emission spectrum of hot D2O

An emission spectrum of hot D₂O (1500 °C) has been analyzed in the 2077-4323 cm⁻¹ region. A considerable number of new vibration-rotation energy levels have been determined and two new vibrational levels identified. The new (0 4 1) and (0 2 2) vibrational levels have estimated band origins of 7343.93 ± 0.01 and 7826.38 ± 0.02 cm⁻¹, respectively.     

Fourier Transform Infrared Emission Spectroscopy of thebΠ–aΣSystem of BN

The emission spectrum of BN has been investigated in the 1800–9000 cm⁻¹region using a Fourier transform spectrometer. BN was formed in a microwave discharge of He with a trace of BCl₃and N₂. The bands observed in the 3000–7800 cm⁻¹interval have been assigned as theb¹Π–a¹Σ⁺transition, with the 0–0 band at 3513.99040(43) cm⁻¹. This transition is analogous to theA¹Π_u–X¹Σ⁺_g(Phillips) system of the isoelectronic C₂molecule. The rotational analysis of the 0–0, 1–1, 1–0, 2–1, 3–2, 2–0, 3–1, 4–2, and 4–1 bands has been obtained and the molecular constants for theb¹Π anda¹Σ⁺states have been determined. A local perturbation has been observed in thev= 1 vibrational level of theb¹Π state nearJ= 18 caused by the interaction with thev= 3 vibrational level of thea¹Σ⁺state. The principal equilibrium constants for thea¹Σ⁺state are: ω_e= 1705.4032(11) cm⁻¹, ω_ex_e= 10.55338(52) cm⁻¹,B_e= 1.683771(10), α_e= 0.013857(16) cm⁻¹, andr_e= 1.2745081(37) Å. Although theb¹Π–a¹Σ⁺transition has recently been seen in emission from boron nitride trapped in solid neon matrices [J. Chem. Phys.104,3143–3146 (1996)], our work represents the first observation of this transition of BN in the gas phase.     

Laser and Fourier transform emission spectroscopy of TaCl

The emission spectrum of TaCl has been recorded at high resolution in the 3000-35 000 cm⁻¹ region using a Fourier transform spectrometer. The bands were observed by microwave excitation of a mixture of TaCl₅ vapor and 3.0 Torr of He. Several TaCl bands have also been recorded using the laser ablation/molecular beam source at the University of New Brunswick. A rotational analysis of a number of bands has been obtained and the majority of the stronger bands have been classified into three groups with different lower state spectroscopic constants. The three lower states have been identified as having Ω″ = 0⁺, Ω″ = 2, and (tentatively) Ω″ = 3. The Ω″ = 0⁺ and Ω″ = 2 states are very close in energy and one of these two states is the ground state of TaCl.