DIODE-LASER SPECTROSCOPY OF THE 4 RADICALS, CDD, ZND, BAD, AND SRD, IN THEIR 2-SIGMA GROUND-STATE

The infrared spectra of several isotopic forms of the monodeuterides of the metals cadmium, zinc, barium, and strontium have been measured in their ground electronic state (2-SIGMA) in the gas phase using a diode laser spectrometer. The analysis of the experimental data was carried out in two ways: (a) a complete set of Dunham parameters was determined for each isotopic species independently and (b) all the available data over both deuterated and protonated species of a particular compound were simultaneously fitted to obtain a set of mass-independent parameters. Mass scaling coefficients, which take into account effects such as a breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, were determined for the hydrogen atom.