THE B1E'' STATE OF NH3 - THE JAHN-TELLER EFFECT REVEALED BY INFRARED OPTICAL DOUBLE-RESONANCE

被引:39
作者
ALLEN, JM
ASHFOLD, MNR
STICKLAND, RJ
WESTERN, CM
机构
[1] School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 ITS, Cantock’s Close
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10.1080/00268979100102051
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Several new vibronic levels of the B1E" state of NH3 have been measured using infrared-optical double resonance and supersonic jet spectroscopy. Rotational analyses of these bands are presented and an analysis of the overall vibronic structure is also given. A small but significant Jahn-Teller distortion is found to be present (less than the zero point motion). Vibronic interactions with nearby electronic states are required to explain the observed pattern of vibronic energy levels.
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