The antisymmetric stretching fundamental band of free MgD2

A Shayesteh, D R T Appadoo, I Gordon, P F Bernath

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Abstract

The gaseous MgD2 molecule has been synthesized for the first time in an electrical discharge inside a high-temperature furnace. The high-resolution infrared emission spectrum of MgD2 was recorded with a Fourier transform spectrometer, and the antisymmetric stretching mode (v(3)) was detected near 1176.5 cm(-1). The v(3) band was rotationally analyzed, and the r(0) Mg-D bond istance was determined to be 1.700 874(8) Angstrom.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)947-950
Number of pages4
JournalCANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE CHIMIE
Volume82
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2004

Keywords

  • gaseous MgD2
  • vibration-rotation emission spectrum
  • Mg-D bond distance
  • MAGNESIUM HYDRIDE
  • MOLECULES
  • MGH2
  • SPECTRA
  • ATOM

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