beryllium oxide


Constants of diatomic molecules

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg

Data collected through April, 1976

Symbols used in the table of constants
SymbolMeaning
State electronic state and / or symmetry symbol
Te minimum electronic energy (cm-1)
ωe vibrational constant – first term (cm-1)
ωexe vibrational constant – second term (cm-1)
ωeye vibrational constant – third term (cm-1)
Be rotational constant in equilibrium position (cm-1)
αe rotational constant – first term (cm-1)
γe rotation-vibration interaction constant (cm-1)
De centrifugal distortion constant (cm-1)
βe rotational constant – first term, centrifugal force (cm-1)
re internuclear distance (Å)
Trans. observed transition(s) corresponding to electronic state
ν00 position of 0-0 band (units noted in table)
Diatomic constants for 9Be16O
StateTeωeωexeωeyeBeαeγeDeβereTrans.ν00
Fragments of additional singlet and triplet systems in the region 29000 - 33000 cm-1.
Bengtsson, 1928; Ciccone, 1934; missing citation
c (1 Σ) 39120.2 1081.5 (HQ) 9.1  (1.308) (0.010)    (1.495) C → A 1 R 29683.1 (HQ)
Harvey and Bell, 1935; missing citation
B 1 Σ+ 21253.94 1370.82 Z 7.746 -0.00027 1.5758 2 3 0.0154  8.41E-6 4  1.3623 B → A 5 V 11961.78 Z
Lagerqvist, 1948
           B ↔ X 6 7 R 21196.70 Z
missing citation; Rosenthal and Jenkins, 1929; Lagerqvist and Westoo, 1946; Lagerqvist, 1948; missing citation
StateTeωeωexeωeyeBeαeγeDeβereTrans.ν00
b 3Σ+ 8           
Thrush, 1960
A 1Π 9405.61 1144.24 Z 8.415 0.0339 1.3661 9 2 3 0.01628 0.000055 7.79E-6  1.4631 A → X R 9234.92 Z
Herzberg, 1933; missing citation; Lagerqvist, 1947; missing citation
a 3Π (8480) 10           
X 1Σ+ 0 1487.32 Z 11.83 0.0224 1.6510 3 0.0190  8.20E-6 11  1.3309 12  

Notes

1Franck-Condon factors Liszt and Smith, 1971.
2Numerous perturbations between levels of A 1Π and B 1Σ, A 1Π and X 1Σ, as well as perturbations by unidentified levels [probably belonging to a 3Π and b 3Σ, see Huo, Freed, et al., 1967]. For an extensive treatment see Lagerqvist and Westoo, 1945, Lagerqvist and Westoo, 1946, Lagerqvist, 1946, Lagerqvist, 1948.
3RKRV potential curves Thakur and Singh, 1967.
4βe= -0.07E-6. Hv= +[27 - 2(v+1/2)]E-12.
5Very weak system.
6Radiative lifetime τ(v=0)=90 ns Capelle, Johnson, et al., 1972; f00=0.0335. A much smaller value, f00(B-X) = 0.00194 Drake, Tyte, et al., 1967, was estimated from shock tube measurements Drake, Tyte, et al., 1967.
7Franck-Condon factors Nicholls, Fraser, et al., 1960, Liszt and Smith, 1971; approximate electronic transition moments, band oscillator strengths Drake, Tyte, et al., 1967.
8The theoretical calculations of Verhaegen and Richards, 1966 place the 3 Σ+ state at 4100 cm-1 below B 1Σ+, in rough agreement with O'Neil, Pearson, et al., 1971 who calculate its energy at 15400 cm-1 above X 1Σ.
9Λ-type doubling, Δvfe= +0.00055 J(J+1).
10Theoretical calculations Huo, Freed, et al., 1967, Verhaegen and Richards, 1966 place the 3Π state at 920 to 2600 cm-1 below A 1Π, in reasonable agreement with Pearson, O'Neil, et al., 1972 who predict it at 5900 cm-1 above X 1Σ+.
11βe~-0.01; Hv= +[12.5 - 1.1(v+1/2)]E-12.
12For computed ground state properties see Yoshimine, 1964 Schaefer, 1971.
13Thermochemical value (mass-spectrom.) Chupka, Berkowitz, et al., 1959; in good agreement with 4.52 eV derived from an ab initio calculation Schaefer, 1971 of X 1Σ+. Extrapolations of X and A to their common limit Be(1S) + O(1D) lead to 3.9 and 4.82 eV, respectively Lagerqvist, 1954. A considerably higher thermochemical value of 5.51 eV was determined by Drummond and Barrow, 1953.
14βe= -0.044E-6

References

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Bengtsson, 1928
Bengtsson, E., Uber das bandenspektrum des berylliumoxyds, Ark. Mat. Astron. Fys., 1928, 28, 1. [all data]

Ciccone, 1934
Ciccone, A., Bande ultraviolette dell'ossido di Berillio, Ric. Sci. Progr. Tec., 1934, 1, 2, 123. [all data]

Harvey and Bell, 1935
Harvey, A.; Bell, H., The band spectrum of beryllium monoxide, Proc. Phys. Soc. London, 1935, 47, 415. [all data]

Lagerqvist, 1948
Lagerqvist, Dissertation, Stockholm, 1948, 0. [all data]

Rosenthal and Jenkins, 1929
Rosenthal, J.E.; Jenkins, F.A., Quantum analysis of the beryllium oxide bands, Phys. Rev., 1929, 33, 163. [all data]

Lagerqvist and Westoo, 1946
Lagerqvist, A.; Westoo, R., Perturbations in the 1Σ-1Σ system of the band-spectrum of beryllium oxide, Ark. Mat. Astron. Fys., 1946, 32, 1. [all data]

Thrush, 1960
Thrush, B.A., The ground state of beryllium oxide, Proc. Chem. Soc. London, 1960, 339. [all data]

Herzberg, 1933
Herzberg, L., Uber ein neues bandensystem des berylliumoxyds und die struktur des BeO-molekuls, Z. Phys., 1933, 84, 571. [all data]

Lagerqvist, 1947
Lagerqvist, A., The band-spectrum of beryllium oxide between λ 10000 Å and λ 11600 Å, Ark. Mat. Astron. Fys., 1947, 34, 1. [all data]

Liszt and Smith, 1971
Liszt, H.S.; Smith, Wm.H., RKR Franck-Condon factors for blue and ultraviolet transitions of some metal oxides, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1971, 11, 1043. [all data]

Huo, Freed, et al., 1967
Huo, W.M.; Freed, K.F.; Klemperer, W., Valence excited states of BeO, J. Chem. Phys., 1967, 46, 3556. [all data]

Lagerqvist and Westoo, 1945
Lagerqvist, A.; Westoo, R., Perturbed bands of beryllium oxide between λ 8000 Å and λ 10000 Å, Ark. Mat. Astron. Fys., 1945, 31, 1. [all data]

Lagerqvist, 1946
Lagerqvist, A., Rotational perturbations in the band-spectrum of beryllium oxide, Ark. Mat. Astron. Fys., 1946, 33, 1. [all data]

Thakur and Singh, 1967
Thakur, S.N.; Singh, R.B., Potential curves and bond strength of CP, BeO and MgO, J. Sci. Res. Banaras Hindu Univ., 1967, 18, 1, 253-264. [all data]

Capelle, Johnson, et al., 1972
Capelle, G.A.; Johnson, S.E.; Broida, H.P., Radiative lifetimes of BeO, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 6264. [all data]

Drake, Tyte, et al., 1967
Drake, G.W.F.; Tyte, D.C.; Nicholls, R.W., A study of emissivities and transition probabilities of diatomic molecules in optically thick hot gases with applications to the B1Σ-X1Σ transition of BeO, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1967, 7, 639. [all data]

Nicholls, Fraser, et al., 1960
Nicholls, R.W.; Fraser, P.A.; Jarmain, W.R.; McEachran, R.P., Vibrational transition probabilities of diatomic molecules: collected results. IV. BeO, BO, CH+, CO, NO, SH, O2, O2+, Astrophys. J., 1960, 131, 399. [all data]

Verhaegen and Richards, 1966
Verhaegen, G.; Richards, W.G., Valence levels of beryllium oxide, J. Chem. Phys., 1966, 45, 1828. [all data]

O'Neil, Pearson, et al., 1971
O'Neil, S.V.; Pearson, P.K.; Schaefer, H.F., III, Repulsive 3Σ- and low-lying (≥1.9 eV) 3Σ+ states of BeO, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1971, 10, 404. [all data]

Pearson, O'Neil, et al., 1972
Pearson, P.K.; O'Neil, S.V.; Schaefer, H.F., III, Role of electron correlation in a priori predictions of the electronic ground state of BeO, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 3938. [all data]

Yoshimine, 1964
Yoshimine, M., Computed potential curve and spectroscopic constants for beryllium oxide ground state in molecular orbital approximation, J. Chem. Phys., 1964, 40, 2970. [all data]

Schaefer, 1971
Schaefer, H.F., III, Electron correlation in the lowest 1Σ+ state of beryllium oxide, J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 55, 176. [all data]

Chupka, Berkowitz, et al., 1959
Chupka, W.A.; Berkowitz, J.; Giese, C.F., Vaporization of beryllium oxide and its reaction with tungsten, J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 30, 827-834. [all data]

Lagerqvist, 1954
Lagerqvist, A., The energy of dissociation of BeO, Ark. Fys., 1954, 7, 473. [all data]

Drummond and Barrow, 1953
Drummond, G.; Barrow, R.F., Thermochemical properties of gaseous beryllium and magnesium oxides, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1953, 49, 599. [all data]


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