ROTATIONAL SPECTRA OF RARE-GAS NITRIC-OXIDE VANDERWAALS MOLECULES .1. THEORY OF THE ROTATIONAL ENERGY-LEVELS

Journal article

A new Hamiltonian is presented for the analysis of the spectra of open-shell van der Waals molecules with a nonlinear geometry. The theory is similar to that already developed for linear molecules with orbital angular momentum but generalized to asymmetric tops where there is only a slight quenching of the orbital angular momentum. The resulting energy levels show a number of novel features including a rapid variation with angular geometry. Both fine structure and hyperfine effects are considered. © 1986 American Chemical Society.

Authors: Mills, P; Western, C; Howard, B

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
• Volume: 90
• Issue: 15
• Pages: 3331-3338
• Publication date: 1986-07-17
• DOI: 10.1021/j100406a007
• EISSN: 1541-5740
• ISSN: 0022-3654
• Language: English