Electronic spectroscopy of the OH–CO reactant complex
Abstract
A broad and relatively unstructured electronic excitation spectrum has been observed for the OH–CO reactant complex in the OH A–X (1,0) region by laser-induced fluorescence and fluorescence depletion methods. The electronic spectrum spans from 33 500 to 36050 cm -1 and peaks near 34600 cm -1. Fluorescence depletion methods have been employed to demonstrate that the broad electronic spectrum originates from the same linear, hydrogen-bonded OH–CO complex that gives rise to a rotationally resolved infrared spectrum. The electronic spectrum is consistent with a Franck–Condon mapping of the ground state radial distribution on a strongly attractive excited state potential that undergoes rapid decay dynamics.
Department
Chemistry
Publication Date
3-2002
Journal Title
Chemical Physics Letters
Publisher
Elsevier
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/S0009-2614(02)00061-1
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
M. E. Greenslade, M. Tsiouris, R. T. Bonn, M. I. Lester, “Electronic Spectroscopy of the OH-CO Reactant Complex,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 354, 203 (2002).
Rights
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