Observation of the nu(6) + nu(9) Band of Ketene via Resonant Coriolis Interaction with nu(8).
We observed and analyzed a b-axis Coriolis resonance between higher J states of the nu(6) + nu(9) combination band and the nu(8) fundamental of ketene in the spectral region 940-970 cm(-1). The interaction resonantly couples K(a) = 1 states of the combination band to K(a) = 0 states of the fundamental and also affects K(a) = 1, 2 states in the fundamental. Due to the involvement of strongly asymmetry-split low K levels, the rotational constants and band origin of nu(6) + nu(9) could be accurately determined and are discussed in the light of high-quality anharmonic force fields. The Coriolis coupling parameter, zeta(b)(8,6+9), is very precisely determined. A smaller perturbation, which could not be fully analyzed, is tentatively attributed to K(a) = 2 upper states in the nu(5) + nu(9) band. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
Gruebele
M
Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 61801
Johns
JW
Nemes
L