Determination of multiquantum vibrational transition moments in hydrogen iodide and their significance in its vibrational photochemistry.

Citation

Reiner, Robert Henry (1976) Determination of multiquantum vibrational transition moments in hydrogen iodide and their significance in its vibrational photochemistry. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04072010-075012259

Abstract

Estimates of the band intensities of transitions between the ground and upper vibrational levels (1-9) were made for HI. Calculations were performed with both Morse and RKR oscillator wavefunctions, using various functional approximations for the dipole operator fitted to known experimental results. Absorption measurements using a multiple pass cell placed upper bounds on transition intensities, which were not inconsistent with the calculated values. (Band strengths for HI ΔV = 8,9 are less than 5 x 10(-4) cm^(-2) atm(^1)). The feasibility of using these multiquantum vibrational transitions to pump the reaction HI + HI*(v - 8,9) → H_2 + 2I is discussed.

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