Oxygen-17 hyperfine structures in the pure rotational spectra of SrO, SnO, BaO, HfO and ThO

Christopher T. Dewberry, Kerry C. Etchison, Garry S. Grubbs Ii, Robert A. Powoski, Michal M. Serafin, Sean A. Peebles, Stephen A. Cooke

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Abstract

Hyperfine structures arising from the couplings of the nuclear spin angular momentum of 17O (I = 5/2) with the end over end rotation of several metal-containing diatomic monoxides have been observed using a Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The molecules have been produced by reacting 17O2 with laser ablated metal atoms. The oxygen-17 nuclear quadrupole coupling constants have been determined for the title molecules and are interpreted in terms of a simple Townes-Dailey model. Also, the oxygen-17 nuclear spin-rotation constants have been determined and used to calculate the oxygen-17 shieldings for each molecule.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5897-5901
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume9
Issue number44
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

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