Yttrium monoxide


Constants of diatomic molecules

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

Data collected through July, 1975

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 89Y16O
StateTeωeωexeωeyeBeαeγeDeβereTrans.ν00
B 2Σ+ 20791 765.5 H 8.0  [0.3722] 1   [3.8E-7]  [1.8279] B ↔ X R 20741.92 Z
Johnson and Johnson, 1931; Meggers and Wheeler, 1931; Jevons, 1932; missing citation; missing citation; missing citation; missing citation; Ortenberg and Glasko, 1963; Kasai and Weltner, 1965; Murthy and Murthy, 1967; Veits and Gurvich, 1967; Weltner, McLeod, et al., 1967; Dube, 1972
A 2Πr 16742.2 822.7 2 3.97  [0.3857] 3 (0.0023)  [3.5E-7]  [1.7956] A ↔ X R 16722.75 4 Z
Johnson and Johnson, 1931; missing citation; Jevons, 1932; missing citation; missing citation; missing citation; missing citation; Ortenberg and Glasko, 1963; Kasai and Weltner, 1965; Veits and Gurvich, 1967; Weltner, McLeod, et al., 1967
16315.0 820.7 2 3.50  [0.3857] 3 (0.0023)  [3.5E-7]  [1.7956] A ↔ X R 16294.72 4 Z
Johnson and Johnson, 1931; missing citation; Jevons, 1932; missing citation; missing citation; missing citation; missing citation; Ortenberg and Glasko, 1963; Kasai and Weltner, 1965; Veits and Gurvich, 1967; Weltner, McLeod, et al., 1967
X 2Σ+ 0 861.0 2 2.93  [0.3881] 5 (0.0018)  [3.2E-7]  [1.7900] 6  

Notes

1Spin-splitting constant γ0 = (-)0.148.
2Redetermined, taking into account estimated head-origin separations.
3Λ-type doubling Δ νfe(2Π1/2, v=0) = -0.151(J+1/2).
4{J'=0} relative to N"= 0.
5Nuclear magnetic hyperfine structure; b = -0.027 cm-1 Kasai and Weltner, 1965, Weltner, McLeod, et al., 1967 [from the ESR spectrum, Kasai and Weltner, 1965, Weltner, McLeod, et al., 1967].
6ESR sp. 8
7Thermochemica1 value (mass-spectrometry) Ackermann and Rauh, 1974, see also White, Walsh, et al., 1962, Ackermann, Rauh, et al., 1964, Smoes, Drowart, et al., 1965, Ames, Walsh, et al., 1967, Coppens, Smoes, et al., 1967, Drowart, Pattoret, et al., 1967.
8In rare gas matrices Kasai and Weltner, 1965, Weltner, McLeod, et al., 1967.

References

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Johnson and Johnson, 1931
Johnson, L.W.; Johnson, R.C., The band spectrum of yttrium oxide (YO). With a note on the ScO and LaO systems, Proc. R. Soc. London A, 1931, 133, 207. [all data]

Meggers and Wheeler, 1931
Meggers, W.F.; Wheeler, J.A., The band spectra of scandium~, yttrium~, and lanthanum monoxides, J. Res. Nat. Bur. Stand. US, 1931, 6, 239. [all data]

Jevons, 1932
Jevons, W., Report on band-spectra of diatomic molecules, Pub. The Physical Society, The University Press, London, 1932, 0. [all data]

Ortenberg and Glasko, 1963
Ortenberg, F.S.; Glasko, V.B., Vibrational transition probabilities for band systems of some diatomic oxides, Sov. Astron. Engl. Transl., 1963, 6, 714, In original 601. [all data]

Kasai and Weltner, 1965
Kasai, P.H.; Weltner, W., Jr., Ground states and hyperfine-structure separations of ScO, YO, and LaO from ESR spectra at 4°K, J. Chem. Phys., 1965, 43, 2553. [all data]

Murthy and Murthy, 1967
Murthy, N.S.; Murthy, B.N., The Franck-Condon factors and the r centroids of yttrium oxide (B2Σ-X2Σ) band system, Proc. Phys. Soc. London, 1967, 90, 881. [all data]

Veits and Gurvich, 1967
Veits, I.V.; Gurvich, L.V., Investigation of the absorption spectra of molecules of difficulty volatile substances and radicals in shock waves, Dokl. Chem. Engl. Transl., 1967, 173, 377, In original 1325. [all data]

Weltner, McLeod, et al., 1967
Weltner, W., Jr.; McLeod, D., Jr.; Kasai, P.H., ESR and optical spectroscopy of ScO, YO, and LaO in neon and argon matrices; establishment of their ground electronic states, J. Chem. Phys., 1967, 46, 3172. [all data]

Dube, 1972
Dube, P.S., Einstein coefficients & oscillator strengths for B2Σ-X2Σ system of YO molecule, Indian J. Pure Appl. Phys., 1972, 10, 167. [all data]

Ackermann and Rauh, 1974
Ackermann, R.J.; Rauh, E.G., Thermodynamic properties of ZrO (g) and HfO (g); a critical examination of isomolecular oxygen-exchange reactions, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 2266. [all data]

White, Walsh, et al., 1962
White, D.; Walsh, P.N.; Ames, L.L.; Goldstein, H.W., Thermodynamics of nuclear materials. Thermodynamics of vaporization of the rare-earth oxides at elevated temperatures; dissociation energies of the gaseous monoxides, Pub. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1962, 417. [all data]

Ackermann, Rauh, et al., 1964
Ackermann, R.J.; Rauh, E.G.; Thorn, R.J., Thermodynamic properties of gaseous yttrium monoxide. Correlation of bonding ingroup III transition-metal monoxides, J. Chem. Phys., 1964, 40, 883. [all data]

Smoes, Drowart, et al., 1965
Smoes, S.; Drowart, J.; Verhaegen, G., Mass-spectrometric study of gaseous oxides and suboxides of scandium, yttrium, and lanthanum, J. Chem. Phys., 1965, 43, 732. [all data]

Ames, Walsh, et al., 1967
Ames, L.L.; Walsh, P.N.; White, D., Rare earths. IV. Dissocaition energies of the gaseous monoxides of the rare earths, J. Phys. Chem., 1967, 71, 2707. [all data]

Coppens, Smoes, et al., 1967
Coppens, P.; Smoes, S.; Drowart, J., Mass spectrometric determination of the dissociation energies of the molecules GeS, ScS, YS, LaS, and CeS, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1967, 63, 2140. [all data]

Drowart, Pattoret, et al., 1967
Drowart, J.; Pattoret, A.; Smoes, S., Mass spectrometric studies of the vaporization of refractory compounds, Proc. Br. Ceram. Soc., 1967, 8, 67. [all data]


Notes

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