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Molecular Physics
An International Journal at the Interface Between Chemistry and Physics
Volume 118, 2020 - Issue 19-20: Special Issue of Molecular Physics in Honour of Jürgen Gauss
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Research Articles

Rotational spectroscopy of rare iron monoxide isotopologues: A mass-independent analysis

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Article: e1774087 | Received 15 Mar 2020, Accepted 18 May 2020, Published online: 05 Jun 2020
 

Abstract

We present pure rotational transitions of the rare iron monoxide isotopologues. 57Fe16O, 58Fe16O and 56Fe18O in their lowest spin states 5Δ4. For 57Fe16O, the rotational spectrum reveals hyperfine splitting due to the nuclear spin of I(57Fe)=1/2. We use Dunham-like parameters to analyse the new laboratory data together with data from the literature. In particular, we are able to derive the Born–Oppenheimer breakdown parameters ΔU01Fe=9.886(24) and ΔU01O=10.761(67) and the corresponding equilibrium bond length of reBO=1.6160302(20)1010m. With these new accurate molecular parameters line positions on a sub-MHz accuracy level can be calculated, including those of the radioactive isotopologue 60Fe16O. The new data allow for an astronomical search for the rare FeO isotopologues using sensitive radio telescopes, like the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array.

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Acknowledgments

T.F.G. and co-workers would like to express their gratitude for 30 years of collaboration with Jürgen Gauss in the analysis of new molecules.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1 Allen et al.  [Citation25] measured absorption signals using a double pass optics through a Broida-type oven at static conditions. In this configuration, only symmetric Doppler components are expected as have been seen. In contrast, our absorption signals were measured in perpendicular orientation to the supersonic jet expansion. Deviation from perpendicular configuration may result in a shift of the centre frequency due to asymmetric Doppler components. However, a comparison of both datasets shows, that our lines match within a 1σ standard deviation and we concluded that the supersonic jet was perfectly aligned.

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Funding

DFG priority program 1573 (Physics of the Interstellar Medium) under grant numbers GI 319/3-1, GI 319/3-2, the University of Kassel ‘Programmlinie Zukunft’, through P/1052 and funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) – Projektnummer 328961117 – SFB 1319 ELCH.

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