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Microwave Spectrum of the FCO Radical in the (2)A' Electronic Ground State
Hideta Habara1, Satoshi Yamamoto
1Department of Physics and Research Center for the Early Universe, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
Abstract:
The 1(01)-0(00), 2(02)-1(01), and 3(03)-2(02) rotational transitions of the FCO radical are observed at 22.3, 44.5, and 66.8 GHz, respectively, using a Fourier transform millimeter-wave spectrometer with a pulsed discharge nozzle. The FCO radical is produced by discharging F(2)CO diluted in the Ar buffer gas. Twelve fine and hyperfine components for the three transitions are observed, and the effective rotational constant, the centrifugal distortion constant, the spin-rotation constant with its centrifugal correction term, and three hyperfine constants are determined. Furthermore, the vibrational satellites for the v(1)=1, v(2)=1, v(3)=1, and v(3)=2 states are also observed in the 22.3 GHz region. From the dipolar interaction constants, the principal axis of the dipolar interaction tensor is estimated and is discussed in relation to the distribution of the unpaired electron. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
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