The 115Sn, 117Sn and 119Sn nuclear spin-rotation constants in stannous monoxide, SnO, and a new multi-isotopomer analysis

C. T. Dewberry, K. C. Etchison, G. S. Grubbs, R. A. Powoski, M. M. Serafin, S. A. Peebles, S. A. Cooke

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

A Fourier transform microwave spectrometer has been used to make high resolution measurements on the J = 1-0 rotational transition for 11 isotopomers of SnO. For the most abundant isotopomer the transition was observed in the v = 0, 1, 2, and 3 states. Magnetic hyperfine structure was observed in the transitions for 115Sn16O, 117Sn16O and 119Sn16O. The nuclear spin-rotation constant CI(Sn) has been determined for these isotopomers for the first time and these constants have been related to nmr shielding parameters. A multi-isotopomer analysis, including data from the 120Sn17O and 120Sn18O isotopomers, has been performed on the data. Born-Oppenheimer breakdown parameters were required in the fit and these parameters have been compared to those for the other Sn-chalcogenides.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)20-25
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of molecular spectroscopy
Volume248
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
SAC gratefully acknowledges support from (1) the Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society (PRF-ACS) Type G award, and (2) the Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. S.A.P. acknowledges summer support from the PRF-ACS as a Summer Research Fellow. M.M.S. acknowledges support from the Department of Chemistry at Eastern Illinois University and the Sidney R. Steele Award (EIU) to fund his visit to Denton. We acknowledge support for R.A.P. via the NSF-REU program (CHE-0648843).

Keywords

  • Hyperfine structure
  • Rotational spectroscopy
  • Tin monoxide

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The 115Sn, 117Sn and 119Sn nuclear spin-rotation constants in stannous monoxide, SnO, and a new multi-isotopomer analysis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this