Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 2009
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"International Symposium On Molecular Spectroscopy, 64th Meeting, Held 22-26 June, 2009 at Ohio State University. http://molspec
Physics
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Rotationally resolved spectra of the HfO^+ cation have been recorded using the pulsed field ionization zero electron kinetic energy (PFI-ZEKE) technique. The F(0^+)← X^1Σ_g band system in HfO was resonantly excited to provide vibrational and rotational state selectivity in the two photon ionization process. Using the PFI-ZEKE technique a value of 7.91687(10) eV was determined for the ionization energy (IE) of HfO, 0.37 eV higher than the values reported previously using electron impact ionization measurements. Underestimation of the IE in the previous studies is attributed to ionization of thermally excited states.
A progression in the HfO^+ stretching vibration up to ν^+ = 4 was observed in the PFI-ZEKE spectrum, allowing for determination of the ground electronic state vibrational frequency of ν_e = 1017.7(10) cm^{-1} and anharmonicity of ω_ex_e = 3.2(2) cm^{-1}. The rotational constant of HfO^+ was determined to be 0.403(5) cm^{-1}. Benchmark theoretical ab initio calculations were carried out in order to explore the effects of electron correlation on the predicted molecular properties. Survey scans utilizing laser induced fluorescence and resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization detection revealed many previously unassigned bands in the region of the F-X and G-X bands of HfO, which we attribute to nominally forbidden singlet - triplet transitions of HfO.
Bondybey Vladimir E.
Heaven Michael C.
Merritt Jeremy M.
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