Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9589412 | Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The diatomic molecule RhS has been observed for the first time. It has been studied by high resolution laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy in a supersonic molecular beam following reaction by laser-vaporized rhodium atoms with CS2 doped in He. Electronic, vibrational, and rotational data have been collected. The RhS ground state has 4Σâ symmetry with a second-order spin-orbit splitting X(4Σ3/2-)-X(4Σ1/2-) of 47.43 cmâ1, indicating case (a) coupling at low J. Three bands in the 535-555 nm region have been rotationally analyzed and give a bond length in the ground state of 0.2059 nm. A vibrational frequency Ïe â 485 cmâ1 is estimated from dispersed fluorescence measurements.
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Authors
Runhua Li, Walter J. Balfour, W. Scott Hopkins, Allan G. Adam,