Microwave spectrum of the NiO radical in the X3Σ− state

The Pure Rotational Spectra of TiO(X3Δ) and TiN(X2Σ+)

“…As in the previous study of NiO (13), this work demonstrates that sputtering a solid transition metal-containing compound, such as Ti(C 5 H 5 ) 2 Cl 2 , is a new and effective production scheme for gas phase transition metal-containing molecules. The more common generation scheme of sputtering the transition metal from the metal electrode has been used in the study of CuO (28), MnO (29), and AgO (30).…”

“…The experimental setup has been described previously (12,13). TiO and TiN radicals were generated in the gas phase by placing a quartz boat filled with Ti(C 5 H 5 ) 2 Cl 2 powder inside of a stainless steel cathode and operating a dc discharge in the presence of a He/O 2 or He/N 2 mixture.…”

Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Nickel, Palladium, and Platinum Oxide Anions

“…A 0.03 ± 0.01-Å change in bond length ( r e ) is obtained from a Franck-Condon fit to the v = 0 and v = 1 peak intensities. As the detached electron arises from an antibonding orbital, the known NiO ground state bond length (1.627Å (10,12,13)) gives an anion bond length of 1.66 ± 0.01Å. As discussed below, peak G is the only manifestation of vibrational activity in the NiO − photoelectron spectrum.…”

The microwave spectrum of the FeS radical

“…Several transition metal oxides have been studied by microwave spectroscopy: e.g., TiO [1], MnO [2], FeO [3,4], CoO [5], NiO [6], CuO [7], AgO [8], and ZrO [9]. Detailed molecular constants in multiplet ground electronic states give much new information on the nature of the metal oxide bond and various interactions within the state and between the electronic states.…”