On the energy dependence of the Zeeman and hyperfine parameters in the state of OH and OD

Dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy of jet-cooled HCF and DCF: Vibrational structure of the X̃A′1 state

We recorded dispersed fluorescence (DF) spectra following excitation of the pure bending levels 2(0) (n) and the combination states 1(0) (1)2(0) (n) and 2(0) (n)3(0) (1) in the A 1A"<--X 1A' system of HCF and DCF. Spectra were measured with a 0.3 m spectrograph equipped with a gated intensified charge coupled device (CCD) detector and obtained under jet-cooled conditions using a pulsed discharge source. The DF spectra reveal rich detail concerning the vibrational structure of the X state up to 10 000 cm(-1). For HCF, resonances among the nearly degenerate levels 1(1)2n, 2n+13(1), and 2n+2 produce a polyadlike structure in the spectrum, and the usual effective spectroscopic Hamiltonian (Dunham expansion) poorly reproduces the experimental term energies. In contrast, this Hamiltonian works well for the term energies of DCF. Density functional calculations of the ground state vibrational frequencies were performed; the results are in excellent agreement with the experimentally derived vibrational parameters. The search for perturbations involving the low-lying a 3A" state is described.

Polarization quantum beat spectroscopy of HCF(Ã1A″). II. Renner–Teller and spin–orbit mixing in the simplest singlet carbene

To further investigate the Renner-Teller (RT) effect and spin-orbit mixing in the A(1)A(")<--X(1)A(') system of the simplest singlet carbene, HCF, we report a detailed analysis of the K(a) = 1<--0 subband of 2(0) (4) using polarization quantum beat spectroscopy in combination with fluorescence excitation spectroscopy and lifetime measurements. This subband is perturbed both by RT and spin-orbit interactions, which are clearly differentiated due to the order-of-magnitude difference in matrix elements. We show that RT induced mixing with a high vibrational level of X(1)A(') leads to a splitting of this subband, and while the higher energy member is rotationally unperturbed, every line in the lower energy member is perturbed by spin-orbit mixing with background levels of a(3)A("), as evidenced by large (19)F and (1)H hyperfine constants and Lande g factors. In contrast, the higher energy subband exhibits very small Lande g factors and hyperfine constants, which is explained within a model that incorporates only the A(1)A(")-X(1)A(') interaction. We thus demonstrate that polarization quantum beat spectra provides efficient discrimination between RT and spin-orbit interactions. Analysis of the lower energy subband in concert with ab initio electronic structure calculations has yielded the first information on the (19)F and (1)H hyperfine structure of the a(3)A(") state and the magnitude of the spin-orbit matrix elements.

Polarization quantum beat spectroscopy of HCF(Ã1A″). I. 19F and 1H hyperfine structure and Zeeman effect

To further investigate the (19)F and (1)H nuclear hyperfine structure and Zeeman effect in the simplest singlet carbene, HCF, we recorded polarization quantum beat spectra (QBS) of the pure bending levels 2(0) (n) with n = 0-7 and combination bands 1(0) (1)2(0) (n) with n = 1-6 and 2(0) (n)3(0) (1) with n = 0-3 in the HCF A(1)A(")<--X(1)A(') system. The spectra were measured under jet-cooled conditions using a pulsed discharge source, both at zero field and under application of a weak magnetic field (<30 G). Analysis yielded the nuclear spin-rotation constants C(aa) and weak field Lande g(aa) factors. Consistent with a two-state model, the majority of observed vibrational levels exhibit a linear correlation of C(aa) and g(aa), and our analysis yielded effective (a) hyperfine constants for the (19)F and (1)H nuclei (in MHz) of 728(23) and 55(2), respectively. The latter was determined here owing to the high resolving power of QBS. The vibrational state selectivity of the (19)F hyperfine constants is discussed, and we suggest that the underlying Renner-Teller interaction may play an important role.

Vibrational mode selectivity in hyperfine interactions: Polarization quantum beat spectroscopy of HCF(Ã1A″)

We report on the vibrational mode dependence of the 19F and 1H hyperfine interaction constants in the A1A" state of HCF, determined using polarization quantum beat spectroscopy. The nuclear spin/overall rotation coupling constants display a pronounced energy dependence and mode selectivity which can be traced to variations in both the A rotational constant and nuclear spin/electron orbital coupling constant a. In particular, modes containing C-F stretching excitation display significantly larger 19F spin-rotation constants, which is explained in terms of a decrease in back donation of electron density into the C 2p(pi) orbitals.