Terahertz laser spectroscopy of the water dimer intermolecular vibrations. I. (D{sub 2}O){sub 2}

Journal Article · Thu Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 2000 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.481708· OSTI ID:20216746

Braly, L B ^[1]; Cruzan, J D ^[1]; Liu, K ^[1]; Fellers, R S ^[1]; Saykally, R J ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

Terahertz laser VRT spectra of the water dimer consisting of 731 transitions measured with an average precision of 2 MHz and involving four (D{sub 2}O){sub 2} intermolecular vibrations (one previously published) have been measured between 65 and 104 cm{sup -1}. The precisely determined energy level patterns differ both qualitatively and quantitatively from the predictions of several dimer potentials tested, and reveal an ordering of the intermolecular vibrations which differs dramatically from that predicted by standard normal mode analysis. Strong coupling is indicated between the low barrier tunneling motions and the intermolecular vibrations as well as among different vibrations. Particularly, the 83 cm{sup -1} (acceptor wag) and 90 cm{sup -1} (D{sub 2}O){sub 2} (acceptor twist) vibrations interact through a Coriolis perturbation. These spectra provide the basis for our recent determination of the water pair potential. The corresponding data set for (H{sub 2}O){sub 2} is presented in an accompanying paper. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.

• OSTI ID: 20216746
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 112; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CORIOLIS FORCE
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MHZ RANGE 01-100
ROTATIONAL STATES
VIBRATIONAL STATES
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