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View SchemaFree Radicals in Superfluid Liquid Helium Nanodroplets: A Pyrolysis Source for the Production of Propargyl Radical
| Authors | Jochen Küpper, Jeremy M. Merritt, Roger E. Miller |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0608086 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608086 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.1484104 |
| Journal | J. Chem. Phys. 117(2), 647-652 (2002) |
Abstract
An effusive pyrolysis source is described for generating a continuous beam of radicals under conditions appropriate for the helium droplet pick-up method. Rotationally resolved spectra are reported for the $\nu_1$ vibrational mode of the propargyl radical in helium droplets at 3322.15 cm$^{-1}$. Stark spectra are also recorded that allow for the first experimental determination of the permanent electric dipole moment of propargyl, namely -0.150 D and -0.148 D for ground and excited state, respectively, in good agreement with previously reported ab initio results of -0.14 D [1]. The infrared spectrum of the $\nu_1$ mode of propargyl-bromide is also reported. The future application of these methods for the production of novel radical clusters is discussed.
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"title": "Free Radicals in Superfluid Liquid Helium Nanodroplets: A Pyrolysis Source for the Production of Propargyl Radical",
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