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Spectroscopy and photochemistry in cryogenic solutions

Journal Article · · Proc. Soc. Photo-Opt. Instrum. Eng.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6065411

Ultraviolet and infrared spectra are presented for CO/sub 2/, CH/sub 2/O, CD/sub 2/O, CCl/sub 2/F/sub 2/, C/sub 2/H/sub 3/Cl, CH/sub 3/OH, and OsO/sub 4/ dissolved in liquified Xe, Kr, Ar, or air, and SeF/sub 6/ dissolved in solid Xe. The infrared absorption features in the liquid solutions are narrower than the corresponding gas phase vibrational bands but broader than rotational lines. Absorption bands in the solids are narrower than in the liquids. Absorption bands in SeF/sub 6/ exhibit the Se-isotope splittng. The frequencies of the absorption features are observed to shift with solvent, temperature, and isotopic composition. High solute densities (10/sup 17/ to 10/sup 19/ molecules/cm/sup 3/) are obtainable. Some unstable compounds, such as CH/sub 2/O monomer at 10/sup 18/ molecules/cm/sup 3/, form stable cryogenic solutions. Cryogenic solutions are shown to be useful for spectroscopic detection of parts per million to parts per billion impurities in gases and for photochemically induced istope separation.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM
OSTI ID:
6065411
Journal Information:
Proc. Soc. Photo-Opt. Instrum. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Soc. Photo-Opt. Instrum. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 158; ISSN SPIEC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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