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2015

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Excited states

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Bh2 Revisited: New, Extensive Measurements Of Laser-Induced Fluorescence Transitions And Ab Initio Calculations Of Near-Spectroscopic Accuracy, Fumie X. Sunahori, Mohammed Gharaibeh, Dennis J. Clouthier, Riccardo Tarroni May 2015

Bh2 Revisited: New, Extensive Measurements Of Laser-Induced Fluorescence Transitions And Ab Initio Calculations Of Near-Spectroscopic Accuracy, Fumie X. Sunahori, Mohammed Gharaibeh, Dennis J. Clouthier, Riccardo Tarroni

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The spectroscopy of gas phase BH2 has not been explored experimentally since the pioneering study of Herzberg and Johns in 1967. In the present work, laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of the Ã2B1(Πu)-X̃2A1 band system of 11BH2, 10BH2, 11BD2, and 10BD2 have been observed for the first time. The free radicals were "synthesized" by an electric discharge through a precursor mixture of 0.5% diborane (B2H6 or B2D6) in high pressure argon at the exit of …


Collectivity Of 0+ States In 160Gd, S. R. Lesher, C. Casarella, A. Aprahamian, B. P. Crider, R. Ikeyama, I. R. Marsh, Marcus T. Mcellistrem, Erin E. Peters, F. M. Prados-Estévez, M. K. Smith, Z. R. Tully, J. R. Vanhoy, Steven W. Yates May 2015

Collectivity Of 0+ States In 160Gd, S. R. Lesher, C. Casarella, A. Aprahamian, B. P. Crider, R. Ikeyama, I. R. Marsh, Marcus T. Mcellistrem, Erin E. Peters, F. M. Prados-Estévez, M. K. Smith, Z. R. Tully, J. R. Vanhoy, Steven W. Yates

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Excited 0+ states in 160Gd have been examined with the (n,n′γ) reaction at incident neutron energies up to 2.8 MeV. Gamma-ray excitation functions and angular distribution measurements allow the confirmation of the existence of 0+ states at 1379.70 keV and 1558.30 keV, but we reject the assignments of additional previously suggested 0+ candidates. Limits on the level lifetimes of the observed 0+ states permit an evaluation of the collectivity of these states.


Applied Quantum Chemistry: Spectroscopic Detection And Characterization Of The F2Bs And Cl2Bs Free Radicals In The Gas Phase, Bing Jin, Phillip M. Sheridan, Dennis J. Clouthier Mar 2015

Applied Quantum Chemistry: Spectroscopic Detection And Characterization Of The F2Bs And Cl2Bs Free Radicals In The Gas Phase, Bing Jin, Phillip M. Sheridan, Dennis J. Clouthier

Chemistry Faculty Publications

In this and previous work [D. J. Clouthier, J. Chem. Phys. 141, 244309 (2014)], the spectroscopic signatures of the X2BY (X = H, halogen, Y = O, S) free radicals have been predicted using high level ab initio theory. The theoretical results have been used to calculate the electronic absorption and single vibronic level (SVL) emission spectra of the radicals under typical jet-cooled conditions. Using these diagnostic predictions, the previously unknown F2BS and Cl2BS free radicals have been identified and characterized. The radicals were prepared in a free jet expansion by subjecting precursor …


An Experimental And Theoretical Study Of The Electronic Spectrum Of The Hbcl Free Radical, Mohammed A. Gharaibeh, Ramya Nagarajan, Dennis J. Clouthier, Riccardo Tarroni Jan 2015

An Experimental And Theoretical Study Of The Electronic Spectrum Of The Hbcl Free Radical, Mohammed A. Gharaibeh, Ramya Nagarajan, Dennis J. Clouthier, Riccardo Tarroni

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Following our previous discovery of the spectra of the HBX (X = F, Cl, and Br) free radicals [S.-G. He, F. X. Sunahori, and D. J. Clouthier, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 10814 (2005)], the Ã2A″Π-X̃2A' band systems of the HBCl and DBCl free radicals have been studied in detail. The radicals have been prepared in a pulsed electric discharge jet using a precursor mixture of BCl3 and H2 or D2 in high pressure argon. Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and single vibronic level emission spectra have been recorded to map out the ground …