Rotational Spectra and Molecular Structure

Physical Chemistry: A Series of Monographs

James E. Wollrab, Ernest M. Loebl

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781483167374
• eBook ISBN: 9781483194851
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Atomic & Molecular Physics

Physical Chemistry, A Series of Monographs: Rotational Spectra and Molecular Structure covers the energy levels and rotational transitions. This book is divided into nine chapters that evaluate the rigid asymmetric top molecules and the nuclear spin statistics for asymmetric tops. Some of the topics covered in the book are the asymmetric rotor functions; rotational transition intensities; classes of molecules; nuclear spin statistics for linear molecules and symmetric tops; and classical appearance of centrifugal and coriolis forces. Other chapters deal with the energy levels and effects of centrifugal distortion, as well as the internuclear distance and moments of inertia. The discussion then shifts to the coriolis coupling effects on rotational constants and the perturbation treatment of vibration-rotational Hamiltonian. The last chapter is devoted to the examination of origin of the quadrupole interaction. The book can provide useful information to chemists, physicists, electrical engineers, students, and researchers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Rotational Spectra and Molecular Structure
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• Chapter 1. Rotational Spectra
• Chapter 2. Rigid Rotor
• Chapter 3. Centrifugal Distortion, Coriolis Coupling, and Fermi Resonance
• Chapter 4. Molecular Structure
• Chapter 5. Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling
• Chapter 6. Internal Rotation
• Chapter 7. Inversion
• Chapter 8. Stark Effect
• Chapter 9. Instrumentation
• Appendix 1: References
• Appendix 2: Short Table of Physical Constants, Conversion Factors, and Waveguide Nomenclature
• Appendix 3: Evaluation of E(k)
• Appendix 4: Derivation of the Hamiltonian for Treating the Vibration-Rotation Interaction Problem
• Appendix 5: Derivation of the Inertial Defect
• Appendix 6: Coupling of Angular Momentum Vectors
• Appendix 7: The Van Vleck Transformation
• Appendix 8: Internal Rotation Splittings for the IAM
• Appendix 9: Barriers to Internal Rotation Determined by Microwave Spectroscopy
• Appendix 10: Vanishing of Odd-Order Nondegenerate Stark Corrections
• Appendix 11: Mathieu's Equation
• Appendix 12: Perturbation Coefficients for the Internal Rotation Problem
• Appendix 13: Molecular Zeeman Effect
• Appendix 14: Stark Corrections for a Linear Molecule
• AUTHOR INDEX
• SUBJECT INDEX