CAN ONE DETERMINE THE ELECTRIC DIPOLAR MOMENT OF $ArH^{+}$ FROM FREQUENCY DATA?
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2002
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Ohio State University
Abstract
In a paper presented at this symposium in 2001 and subsequently $published^{a}$, Molski claimed to have determined the electric dipolar moment of $ArH^{+}$ from only frequency data involving pure rotational and vibration-rotational transitions. Careful analysis of all available data confirms that, although a rough value of the rotational g factor might be estimated that agrees with both experiment through the Zeeman effect and quantum-chemical calculations, no sensible value of electric dipolar moment can be analogously $derived^{b}$ because isotopic data are too few and all data lack sufficient precision and consistency. Molski's $treatment^{a}$ involves an incorrect formula that might have contributed to his erroneous conclusion.
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$^{a}$M. Molski, Chem. Phys. Lett. 342, 293-299 (2001) $^{b}$J. F. Ogilvie, Chem. Phys. Lett. 348, 447-453 (2001)
Author Institution: Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University
Author Institution: Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University