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Are asymmetric stretch Raman spectra by centrosymmetric molecules depolarized? The 23 overtone of CO2. / Chrysos, M.; Verzhbitskiy, I. A.; Rachet, F.; Kouzov, A. P.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Are asymmetric stretch Raman spectra by centrosymmetric molecules depolarized?
T2 - The 23 overtone of CO2
AU - Chrysos, M.
AU - Verzhbitskiy, I. A.
AU - Rachet, F.
AU - Kouzov, A. P.
PY - 2011/1/28
Y1 - 2011/1/28
N2 - Molecular vibrations that are not totally symmetrical give rise to depolarized lines [P. Atkins and J. de Paula, Atkins' Physical Chemistry (Oxford University Press, UK, 2006), p. 464]. But in the case of stretching vibrations in centrosymmetric molecules, the statement has so far not been conclusively verified. It is the purpose of this article to report a rigorous experimental and theoretical analysis of the 23 band of CO2-the first overtone of the asymmetrical stretch vibration. The anisotropic spectrum was extracted and its spectral moment calculated from light-scattering measurements, taken at room temperature and for a wide range of CO2-gas densities. Evidence for a near-entirely depolarized Raman band is provided, with integrated depolarization ratio int=67.16, closely approaching the upper bound max=67. Agreement with theoretical predictions is found, on the basis of quality ab initio data for polarizability properties, provided that electro-optical and mechanical anharmonicity and intermode coupling effects between symmetric 1 and antisymmetric 3 stretching vibrations are incorporated.
AB - Molecular vibrations that are not totally symmetrical give rise to depolarized lines [P. Atkins and J. de Paula, Atkins' Physical Chemistry (Oxford University Press, UK, 2006), p. 464]. But in the case of stretching vibrations in centrosymmetric molecules, the statement has so far not been conclusively verified. It is the purpose of this article to report a rigorous experimental and theoretical analysis of the 23 band of CO2-the first overtone of the asymmetrical stretch vibration. The anisotropic spectrum was extracted and its spectral moment calculated from light-scattering measurements, taken at room temperature and for a wide range of CO2-gas densities. Evidence for a near-entirely depolarized Raman band is provided, with integrated depolarization ratio int=67.16, closely approaching the upper bound max=67. Agreement with theoretical predictions is found, on the basis of quality ab initio data for polarizability properties, provided that electro-optical and mechanical anharmonicity and intermode coupling effects between symmetric 1 and antisymmetric 3 stretching vibrations are incorporated.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.3535599
DO - 10.1063/1.3535599
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79551599972
VL - 134
JO - Journal of Chemical Physics
JF - Journal of Chemical Physics
SN - 0021-9606
IS - 4
M1 - 044318
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