High-Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy of NO3 – Vibrationally Excited Along Its ν3 Mode
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· Journal of Physical Chemistry A
The nitrate (NO3) radical has long been the subject of both experimental and theoretical studies due to its complex electronic structure resulting from vibronic interactions between its X̃2A2' and B̃2E' states. In particular, the definite assignment of the fundamental of its degenerate stretching vibration (ν3) is still under debate. Here, we report high-resolution photoelectron spectra of vibrationally pre-excited NO3- using the recently developed IR-cryo-SEVI technique. The anions are excited through infrared (IR) excitation near 1350 cm-1, accessing the ν3 and 2ν3(e') vibrational levels with band centers at 1350.5 and ∼2700 cm-1, respectively. The IR-cryo-SEVI spectrum for 2ν3 pre-excitation shows clear evidence for an intense 321 transition. From the position of this feature (30031 cm-1), the electron affinity of NO3 also determined in this work (31680 cm-1), and the IR excitation energy, we obtain a fundamental frequency of 1051 cm-1 for the ν3 fundamental of the NO3 radical. This assignment and other features in the IR-cryo-SEVI spectra are supported by spectral simulations based on a vibronic Köppel-Domcke-Cederbaum Hamiltonian. The simulations also show that nearly all features in the IR-cryo-SEVI spectra arise because of pseudo-Jahn-Teller coupling between the X̃ and B̃ states of NO3. The results and analysis presented here settle a long-standing controversy regarding the ν3 frequency of NO3.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22), Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (SC-22.1)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 2572702
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 129
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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