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Oriented molecule beams: focused beams of rotationally cold polar polyatomic molecules

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100305a011· OSTI ID:5852256
Pulsed, supersonic beams of polar polyatomic molecules are focused and oriented via the electrostatic hexapole technique. Essentially pure rotational state selection has been achieved for all prolate symmetric tops. Examples are shown for CH/sub 3/F and CH/sub 3/CN, with fully resolved states divides JKM > = 111, 212, 313, etc. Partial resolution (with some overlapping of peaks) is obtained for oblate tops CF/sub 3/H and CCl/sub 3/H. Rotationally structured (but not fully resolved or analyzed) focusing curves are presented for (CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/CCl and H/sub 3/CCl/sub 3/, for the asymmetric tops CH/sub 2/Cl/sub 2/, CH/sub 3/NO/sub 2/, and CD/sub 3/OD, and for NH/sub 3/. Pure rotational state selection has been achieved for OCS, presumably via the l-doubling effect in the first excited bending vibrational state. Sharp focusing of BrCN is also observed, implying the availability of oriented cyanogen halides for future crossed-beam reactive asymmetry experiments.
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
OSTI ID:
5852256
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 91:21; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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