1. Rotational and vibrational effects in the E 1Σ+g–X 1Σ+g two-photon transitions of H2, HD, and D2.
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Huo, Winifred M., Rinnen, Klaus-Dieter, and Zare, Richard N.
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VIBRATIONAL spectra , *PHOTONS , *HYDROGEN , *FRANCK-Condon principle - Abstract
A theoretical study is reported for the dependence of the E, F 1Σ+g–X 1Σ+g (vE=0, vX) Q-branch two-photon transitions on the initial vibrational and rotational quantum numbers vX and J for H2, HD, and D2. The magnitude of the two-photon transition moment |Mfo| increases with vX between 0 and 2, then decreases rapidly at higher vX. This behavior is ascribed to (constructive and destructive) interference effects in the two-photon transition, which vary with the nodal behavior of the initial-state vibrational wave function. The J dependence of |Mfo| is most strongly affected by the changes in vibrational wave functions caused by centrifugal distortion of the vibrational potentials. At low to intermediate J, the Franck–Condon overlap improves, resulting in a slow, monotonic increase of |Mfo| with J. At higher J, resonant tunneling between the inner and outer wells of the E, F state introduces sharp variations in the |Mfo| structure. Near the top of the barrier, nonresonant tunneling in the E-state vibrational wave function causes a general decrease in |Mfo| with J. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1991
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