title: Ubiquitous T-shaped isomers of OCS-hydrocarbon van der Waals complexes.
abstract: Many weakly bound OCS-hydrocarbon complexes exhibit a relatively simple rotation-vibration band, characteristic of a T-shaped structure, which is redshifted (by 5-12 cm(-1)) from the OCS monomer nu(1) frequency. Spectra of OCS with seven chain and ring hydrocarbons are described here. They allow a straightforward comparison of intermolecular force effects (vibrational shift and intermolecular separation) over a range of molecules, which could be extended to other hydrocarbons and other probes such as CO(2) and N(2)O.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive North West, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norooz Oliaee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehghany
authors.forename: Mahin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afshari
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moazzen-Ahmadi
authors.forename: A R W
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: McKellar