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Measurements of the electric dipole polarizabilities of the alkali halide dimers

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.447893· OSTI ID:6572351
We report the first measurements of the average electric dipole polarizabilities of five alkali halide dimers. A combined monomer--dimer molecular beam deflection pattern in an inhomogeneous electric field is subject to an appropriate computational analysis to extract the polarizabilities. A simple combination of bond and effective ionic models to estimate the polarizabilities gives reasonably good agreement with the measured values. The values are, in units of 10/sup -24/ cm/sup 2/, (DF(/sub 2/: 25.3 +- 3.2; (KDl)/sub 2/: 28.6 +- 3.0; (RbCl)/sub 2/:43.4 +- 4.2; (CsCl)/sub 2/:36.6 +- 5.0; (CsF)/sub 2/:21.2 +- 2.6.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, New York University, New York, New York 10003
OSTI ID:
6572351
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 80:8; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English