Vibration--rotational and pure rotational laser--Raman spectra of H/sub 2/, D/sub 2/, and HD in matrices at 12 K

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977 · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7221566

Prochaska, F T; Andrews, L

The vibration--rotational and pure rotational laser--Raman spectra of H/sub 2/, D/sub 2/, and HD were observed in argon, krypton, xenon, nitrogen, and oxygen matrices at 12 K. Transitions arising from the J=0 and J=1 rotational levels were seen for H/sub 2/ and D/sub 2/, but from only the J=0 level for HD. Only transitions from the J=0 level were observed for H/sub 2/ in an oxygen matrix. It is interesting that hydrogen is trapped at all in an inert gas matrix at 12 K; this indicates that hydrogen molecule--inert gas atom interactions are stronger than hydrogen--hydrogen interactions.

• Research Organization: Chemistry Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
• OSTI ID: 7221566
• Journal Information: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 67:3; ISSN JCPSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DEUTERIDES
DEUTERIUM
DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITED STATES
FLUIDS
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN DEUTERIDE
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFRARED SPECTRA
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RAMAN EFFECT
ROTATIONAL STATES
SPECTRA
STABLE ISOTOPES
VIBRATIONAL STATES