Communication: overtone (2NH) spectroscopy of NH3-Ar

J Chem Phys. 2013 May 14;138(18):181101. doi: 10.1063/1.4804421.

Abstract

The Π (1(1)) ← Σ (0(0)) 2NH (ν1+ν3) band of the NH3-Ar van der Waals complex formed in a supersonic jet expansion, with origin at 6628 cm(-1) was recorded at high-resolution using cavity ring down spectroscopy. The analysis leads to upper state rotational constants and J-dependent predissociation lifetimes estimated from linewidth analysis, with a mean value about 0.6 ns.