Measurement of the intermolecular vibration--rotation tunneling spectrum of the ammonia dimer by tunable far infrared laser spectroscopy

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.460562· OSTI ID:5882345

Havenith, M; Cohen, R C; Busarow, K L; Gwo, D; Lee, Y T; Saykally, R J ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemistry, University of California, and Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Berkeley, California 94720 (USA)

Over 150 lines in six tunneling subbands of an intermolecular vibration located near 25 cm{sup {minus}1} have been measured with partial hyperfine resolution and assigned to (NH{sub 3}){sub 2}. The transitions sample all three types of tunneling states ({ital A}, {ital G}, {ital E}) and are consistent with the following assumptions: (1) G{sub 36} is the appropriate molecular symmetry group; (2) the equilibrium structure contains a plane of symmetry; (3) interchange tunneling of inequivalent monomers occurs via a {ital trans} path; (4) the 2C{sub 3}+I limit of hydrogen exchange tunneling is appropriate; (5) tunneling and rotational motions are separable. A qualitative vibration--rotation tunneling energy level diagram is presented. Strong perturbations are observed among the states of {ital E} symmetry. This work supports the conclusions of Nelson {ital et} {ital al}. (J. Chem. Phys. {bold 87}, 6365 (1987)).

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5882345
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA), Vol. 94:7; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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LASER SPECTROSCOPY
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