Experimental energy levels of the water molecule

J Tennyson, N F Zobov, R Williamson, O L Polyansky, P F Bernath

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Abstract

Experimentally derived energy levels are presented for 12248 vibration-rotation states of the H-2 O-16 isotopomer of water, more than doubling the number in previous, disparate, compilations. For each level an error and reference to source data is given. The levels have been checked using energy levels derived from sophisticated variational calculations. These levels span 107 vibrational states including members of all polyads up to and including 8v. Band origins, in some cases estimates, are presented for 101 vibrational modes. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)735-831
Number of pages97
JournalJOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL REFERENCE DATA
Volume30
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2001

Keywords

  • band origins
  • energy levels
  • rotation
  • vibration
  • water
  • HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTRUM
  • INTERACTING VIBRATIONAL-STATES
  • GROUND ELECTRONIC-STATE
  • LYING ROTATIONAL LEVELS
  • HYDROGEN FLAME SPECTRA
  • LINE POSITIONS
  • HOT BANDS
  • POLYATOMIC-MOLECULES
  • CM-1
  • (H2O)-O-16

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