Infrared spectrum of the CO-OCS van der Waals complex in the carbon monoxide stretching band |
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Authors: | CHANGHONG XIA A R W MCKELLAR |
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Institution: | Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada , K1A 0R6 |
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Abstract: | The rotation-vibration band of the weakly bound OCS-CO complex which corresponds to the carbon monoxide CO vibrational mode has been detected using a pulsed supersonic slit-jet expansion and a tunable infrared diode laser probe. The band was found to have a parallel (δK a = 0) structure, in good agreement with previous determinations of the structure of the complex. Its rotational structure appeared to be affected by numerous small (~ 0.01 cm?1) perturbations in the upper state which probably are due to interactions with bound levels of a lower lying vibrational state of the complex. The band origin is located with a relatively small shift of + 1.23 cm?1 from that of the free CO molecule. |
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