High resolution spectroscopy of open shell clusters

Thesis

The microwave spectrum of the open-shell van der Waals complex NO-HF has been recorded in the region 6-20GHz using a pulsed nozzle Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. This is the first observation of the microwave spectrum of a open-shell van der Waals complex between two molecules. The spectrum exhibits a rich hyperfine structure with the observation of intermolecular hyperfine interactions in an isolated system providing a sensitive probe of electron transfer in the complex.

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Authors: Dennis, C; C. R. Dennis

• Publication date: 1997
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: van-der-Waals; microwave; spectroscopy
• Subjects: Spectroscopy and molecular structure; Physical & theoretical chemistry