Physics – Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
2002-04-14
Preprint. Published in Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. v.50, 315-345 (1999)
Physics
Chemical Physics
LATEX, 32 pages + 14 eps figures + ar.sty
Scientific paper
Except for ortho- and para-H2, very little is known about nuclear spin isomers (or spin modifications) of molecules. The main reason is the lack of practical enrichment techniques. Recently a few enrichment methods were developed, which opened up new possibilities in the field. These methods are briefly reviewed. Substantial progress in the field has been made by the introduction of Light-Induced Drift as a gas-phase separation tool. This is illustrated by extensive data on CH3F, which reveal that the gas-phase ortho-para conversion is governed by intramolecular mixing of the nuclear spin states. The role of ``direct'' ortho-para transitions is shown to be small. Various aspects of the conversion were investigated in detail: pressure and collision partner dependence, isotope effect, temperature dependence. The most decisive information on the spin conversion mechanism is derived from the observation of level-crossing resonances in an electric field and the Quantum Zeno effect induced by collisions.
Chapovsky Pavel L.
Hermans L. J. F.
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