Jacox, M.
and Thompson, W.
(2004),
The Infrared Spectrum of NH<sub>3/</sub>u - d<sub> n</sub>u/ Trapped in Solid Neon, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy
(Accessed April 18, 2024)
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The Infrared Spectrum of NH3/u - d nu/ Trapped in Solid Neon
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Abstract
The infrared spectra of normal and deuterium-enriched Ne:NH3u = 1600:1 deposits at 4.3 K have been observed, and structure associated with almost all of the vibrational fundamentals has been assigned. Although the most prominent absorptions arise from the ground-state J = 0 level(s), incomplete nuclear spin equilibration enhances the contribution of absorptions arising from the ground-state J = 1 levels. As had been proposed in an earlier study, the inversion splitting for the v2u fundamental is appreciably reduced from that observed for the gas-phase molecule, but the rotational structure associated with the J = 1 levels of the vibrationally excited molecule is only slightly perturbed. Ammonia is trapped in two different types of site in solid neon. Matrix shifts from the corresponding gas-phase absorptions amount to only a few cm1d, and are smaller than those previously reported for ammonia trapped in an argon matrix.Citation
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy
Volume
228
Issue
No 2
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
infrared spectrum, inversion splitting, molecular rotation, ND3, neon matrix, NH2D, NH3, NHD2
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Created December 1, 2004, Updated February 17, 2017