Xiang-Huai Wang

High resolution vibration-rotation spectrum of the D2O molecule in the region near the 2ν1 + ν2 + ν3 absorption band

The high resolution Fourier transform spectrum of the D20 (ν = ν1 + ν2/2 + ν3 = 3.5) polyad was analysed within the framework of the Hamiltonian model taking into account resonance interactions between the seven states (310), (211), (112), (013), (230), (131) and (032). Transitions belonging to the 2ν1 + ν2 + ν3, 3ν1 +ν2 and 3ν2 + 2ν3 bands were assigned in the experimentally recorded spectrum. This provided the possibility of obtaining spectroscopic parameters of the ‘visible’ states (211), (310) and (032) and of estimating the band centres, and the rotational and resonance interaction parameters of the ‘dark’ states (112) and (131).

The stretching vibrational overtone spectra of PH3: Local mode vibrational analysis, dipole moment surfaces from density functional theory and band intensities

The infrared spectra of PH3 molecule were recorded on a Bruker IFS 120HR Fourier transform spectrometer from 4000 to 9500 cm−1. The P–H stretching vibrational frequencies and intensities were derived from the experimental data. The Morse oscillator parameters De and α in the anharmonically coupled anharmonic oscillator local mode model were determined by the least-squares fitting with the observed vibrational band centers. The ab initio three-dimensional P–H stretching dipole moment surfaces were calculated by the density functional theory method. The dipole moment vectors were projected to three kinds of molecule-fixed reference systems. The corresponding dipole moment components were fitted to polynomial functions in terms of the P–H bond length displacements with the molecular symmetry taken into account. The absolute band intensities were obtained and then compared with the experimental data. The results showed that a proposed improved bond dipole model can predict the absolute band intensities within...

Overtone spectrum and the Fermi resonance of the SiH chromophore in SiHCI3

The Fourier transform and Fourier transform intracavity laser absorption spectra of the gas phase SiHCl3 molecule were recorded from 1000 cm-1 up to 13 000 cm-1. The normal mode analysis is carried out to fit the observed band centres. The reduced Hamiltonian models in terms of normal and curvilinear internal coordinates are used to study the Fermi resonance between the SiH stretching and bending modes and analyse the observed band centres associated with the SiH chromophore. The resonance in the SiH chromophore is found not to be important due to the cancellation of the contributions from the kinetic and the potential coupling terms. Off-diagonal anharmonic constants between the SiH stretching and bending manifold and the molecular frame have been determined. The SiH chromophore vibrational intensities are also reported.

Coriolis interaction in the local mode (n100;F2) combination states of GeH4

Coriolis interactions in local mode (n100) combination states of GeH4 are studied. Three widely used local mode models, the normal mode model with Darling–Dennison resonance included (NMDD) model and the anharmonically coupled anharmonic oscillator (ACAO) model with two different kinds of bond stretching variable, were used to calculate the values of the interaction parameters. As a test of these three models, the Coriolis interaction parameters of the local mode (3100) combination bands of the 74GeH4,72GeH4 and 70GeH4 species, recorded at a resolution of 0.015cm-1 on a Bruker IFS120HR Fourier transform spectrometer, are compared with the calculated results. There is good agreement.

Absolute local mode vibrational band intensities of AsH3

The local mode vibrational absolute band intensities of AsH3 molecule were studied experimentally and theoretically. The stretching vibrational band intensities of AsH3 were derived from the infrared spectra recorded by a Bruker IFS 120 HR Fourier transform spectrometer. A three-dimensional As–H stretching dipole moment surface (DMS) was calculated by the density functional theory method. The DMS was used to calculate the absolute band intensities, which agreed well with the observed values. The inter-bond coupling terms in the DMS expansion are found to be essential in reproducing overtone and combination band intensities in the high-energy regions. 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.