D3

Formula: D₃
Molecular weight: 6.0423053334
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Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

State: 3d ²A₁'

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	Transition	λ_min (nm)	λ_max (nm)	References


T_o^a = 17345.24	gas	3d²A₁'-2p²A₂	569	601	Herzberg, Hougen, et al., 1982
					Vervloet and Watson, 2003

State: 3d

Med.	Transition	λ_min (nm)	λ_max (nm)	References


gas	3d-3p²E'	2214	2651	Herzberg, Hougen, et al., 1982
				Amano and Chan, 2000
				Vervloet and Watson, 2003

State: 3d ²E

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	Transition	λ_min (nm)	λ_max (nm)	References


T_o^a = 17260.79	gas	3d²E''-2p²A₂	569	601	Herzberg, Hougen, et al., 1982
					Vervloet and Watson, 2003

Vib. sym.	No.	Approximate type of mode	cm^-1	Med.	Method	References


a₁'	1	Ring breathing	2296.1	gas	PI	Muller, Braun, et al., 1998

State: 3d ²E'

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	Transition	λ_min (nm)	λ_max (nm)	References


T_o^a = 16958.17	gas	3d²E'-2p²A₂	569	601	Herzberg, Hougen, et al., 1982
					Vervloet and Watson, 2003

State: 3p ²A₂

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	References


T_o^a = 16775.49 ± 0.36	gas	Herzberg, 1979
		Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1980
		Figger, Moller, et al., 1982
		Herzberg, Hougen, et al., 1982
		Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1996
		Vervloet and Watson, 2003

State: 3s ²A₁'

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	Transition	λ_min (nm)	λ_max (nm)	References


T_o^a = 16594.40 ± 0.13	gas	3s²A₁'-2p²A₂	592	614	Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1980
					Vervloet and Watson, 2003
	gas	3s²A₁'-3p²E'	2654	2957	Herzberg, Lew, et al., 1981
					Amano and Chan, 2000
					Vervloet and Watson, 2003

State: 3p ²E'

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	References


T_o^a = 13040.10	gas	Herzberg, 1979
		Herzberg and Watson, 1980
		Figger, Moller, et al., 1982
		Ketterle, Figger, et al., 1989
		Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1996
		Vervloet and Watson, 2003

Vib. sym.	No.	Approximate type of mode	cm^-1		Med.	Method	References


a₁'	1	Ring breathing	2145	T	gas	EM	Ketterle, Figger, et al., 1989
e'	2	Deformation	1750	T	gas	EM	Herzberg and Watson, 1980 Ketterle, Figger, et al., 1989

State: 2p ²A₂

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	Transition	λ_min (nm)	λ_max (nm)	References


T_o^a = 0.0	gas	3s²A₁'-2p²A₂	592	614	Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1980
					Herzberg, Lew, et al., 1981
					Figger, Moller, et al., 1982
					Vervloet and Watson, 2003

Vib. sym.	No.	Approximate type of mode	cm^-1	Med.	Method	References


a₁'	1	Ring breathing	2353.3	gas	PI	Muller, Majer, et al., 1997 Muller, Braun, et al., 1998
e'	2	Deformation	1900.9	gas	PI	Muller, Majer, et al., 1997 Muller, Braun, et al., 1998

State: 2s ²A₁'

Energy (cm^-1)	Med.	Transition	λ_min (nm)	λ_max (nm)	References


T_o^a = -1052	gas	3p²A₂''-2s²A₁'	553	569	Herzberg, 1979
					Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1980
					Figger, Moller, et al., 1982
	gas	3p²E'-2s²A₁'	700	765	Herzberg and Watson, 1980
					Ketterle, Figger, et al., 1989

Vib. sym.	No.	Approximate type of mode	cm^-1	Med.	Method	References


a₁'	1	Ring breathing	2470 ± 22	gas	EM	Herzberg and Watson, 1980 Figger, Ketterle, et al., 1989 Ketterle, Figger, et al., 1989 Azinovic and Figger, 1997
e'	2	Deformation	1884 ± 22	gas	EM	Ketterle, Figger, et al., 1989 Azinovic and Figger, 1997

Notes

Tentative assignment or approximate value

Energy separation between the v = 0 levels of the excited and electronic ground states.

Separation of band origin for an excited state of H₃ or D₃ from the lowest bound state, 2s ²A₁'.

References

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Herzberg, Hougen, et al., 1982
Herzberg, G.; Hougen, J.T.; Watson, J.K.G., The electronic emission spectrum of triatomic hydrogen. IV. Visible bands near 5800 Å and infrared bands near 3950 cm, Can. J. Phys., 1982, 60, 9, 1261, https://doi.org/10.1139/p82-173 . [all data]

Vervloet and Watson, 2003
Vervloet, M.; Watson, J.K.G., Improved infrared and visible emission spectra of the H3 and D3 molecules, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 2003, 217, 2, 255, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-2852(02)00053-X . [all data]

Amano and Chan, 2000
Amano, T.; Chan, M.-C., Infrared absorption spectroscopy of D3: an investigation into the formation mechanisms of triatomic hydrogenic species, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond. A, 2000, 358, 1774, 2457, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2000.0660 . [all data]

Muller, Braun, et al., 1998
Muller, U.; Braun, M.; Reichle, B.; Salzgeber, R.F., Vibrational frequencies of the 2p [sup 2]A[sub 2][sup ´´] and 3d [sup 2]E[sup ´´] states of the triatomic deuterium molecule, J. Chem. Phys., 1998, 108, 11, 4478, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.475859 . [all data]

Herzberg, 1979
Herzberg, G., A spectrum of triatomic hydrogen, J. Chem. Phys., 1979, 70, 10, 4806, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.437272 . [all data]

Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1980
Dabrowski, I.; Herzberg, G., The electronic emission spectrum of triatomic hydrogen. I. Parallel bands of H, Can. J. Phys., 1980, 58, 8, 1238, https://doi.org/10.1139/p80-163 . [all data]

Figger, Moller, et al., 1982
Figger, H.; Moller, H.; Schrepp, W.; Walther, H., Laser spectroscopy ofD3, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1982, 90, 2, 90, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(82)83617-8 . [all data]

Dabrowski and Herzberg, 1996
Dabrowski, I.; Herzberg, G., Amazing Light, R. Y. Chiao, ed(s)., Springer-Verlag, New York, 1996, 173-190. [all data]

Herzberg, Lew, et al., 1981
Herzberg, G.; Lew, H.; Sloan, J.J.; Watson, J.K.G., The electronic emission spectrum of triatomic hydrogen. III. Infrared perpendicular bands near 3600 cm, Can. J. Phys., 1981, 59, 3, 428, https://doi.org/10.1139/p81-054 . [all data]

Herzberg and Watson, 1980
Herzberg, G.; Watson, J.K.G., The electronic emission spectrum of triatomic hydrogen. II. The perpendicular bands near 7100 Å, Can. J. Phys., 1980, 58, 8, 1250, https://doi.org/10.1139/p80-164 . [all data]

Ketterle, Figger, et al., 1989
Ketterle, W.; Figger, H.; Walther, H., Spectroscopy of triatomic hydrogen, Z. Phys. D, 1989, 13, 2, 139, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01398583 . [all data]

Muller, Majer, et al., 1997
Muller, U.; Majer, U.; Reichle, R.; Braun, M., Spectroscopy of high n Rydberg states of the triatomic deuterium molecule D[sub 3], J. Chem. Phys., 1997, 106, 19, 7958, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.473803 . [all data]

Figger, Ketterle, et al., 1989
Figger, H.; Ketterle, W.; Walther, H., Spectroscopy of triatomic hydrogen, Z. Phys. D, 1989, 13, 2, 129, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01398582 . [all data]

Azinovic and Figger, 1997
Azinovic, D.; Figger, H., Analysis of the molecular bands of D $_2$ H and H $_2$ D at 5600 ?, Z. Phys. D, 1997, 42, 2, 105, https://doi.org/10.1007/s004600050341 . [all data]

Notes

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D3

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

State: 3d 2A1'

State: 3d

State: 3d 2E

State: 3d 2E'

State: 3p 2A2

State: 3s 2A1'

State: 3p 2E'

State: 2p 2A2

State: 2s 2A1'

Notes

References

Notes

State: 3d ²A₁'

State: 3d ²E

State: 3d ²E'

State: 3p ²A₂

State: 3s ²A₁'

State: 3p ²E'

State: 2p ²A₂

State: 2s ²A₁'