ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
We present negative ion photoelectron spectra of the smallest stable molecular negative ion, the lithium hydride anion. Photoelectron spectra, recorded using 2.540 eV photons, are reported for the LiH(D) [X 1Σ+]+e−←LiH(D)−[X 2Σ+] transitions of 7LiH− and 7LiD−. Adiabatic electron affinities of 0.342±0.012 eV and 0.337±0.012 eV were determined for 7LiH and 7LiD, respectively. The experimentally determined electron affinities led to anion dissociation energy (D0) values of 2.017±0.021 eV for 7LiH− and 2.034±0.021 eV for 7LiD− relative to their Li[2S1/2]+H−(D−)[1S0] asymptotes. Franck–Condon analyses yielded the following molecular parameters for the ground state of 7LiH−: Be=6.43±0.18 cm−1, re=1.724±0.025 A(ring), and ωe=920±80 cm−1; and the following parameters for the ground state of 7LiD−: Be=3.62±0.06 cm−1, re=1.724±0.015 A(ring), and ωe=650±45 cm−1. In addition, we have observed the alkali hydride anions: 7LiH−2, 7LiD−2, Li2D−, NaD−, NaD−2, NaD−3, and NaD−4. No photodetachment signal was observed for the lithium dihydride anion, 7LiD−2, using 2.540 eV photons.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.466540
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