Rotational spectroscopy as a tool to investigate interactions between vibrational polyads in symmetric top molecules: low-lying states v8 2 of methyl cyanide Holger S. P. Müller, M. Ordu, F. Lewen, L. R. Brown, B. J. Drouin, J. C. Pearson, K. Sung, I. Kleiner, R. L. Sams 70th ISMS, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 22 – 26 June 2015, FB04
Motivation important molecule in ISM, especially hot cores, and CSE − many isotopic species detected (including CH2DCN, 13CH313CN) − transitions of vibrationally excited states detected (up to v4 = 1) − v8 transitions detected for 13C species − used as temperature probe − considered to be a weed species interaction between polyads known e.g. for propyne, CH3CCH, prominent: Δv10 = ±1, ΔK = 0, Δl = ±3
Previous and Present Work v = 0: Cazzoli & Puzzarini, JMSp 240 (2006) 153 (with hfs; + ref.) + Müller et al., A&A 506 (2009) 1487 (Σ 196 lines retained) JPL & U Köln: 120 new or rem. lines 5 × ΔK = 3 (R. Antilla, JMSp 157 (1993) 198) v8 = 1, 2: R. Bocquet et al., JMSp 127 (1988) 178 + ref. (95 + 51 lines retained) JPL & U Köln , 1028 + ~ 1218 new or rem. lines ν8: M. Koivusaari et al., JMSp 152 (1992) 377; 1697 lines; unc.: 0.00020 cm−1 PNNL spectrum not as good 2ν8: PNNL, p = 40 Pa, l = 19 m, res.: 0.0016 cm−1 1172 incl. 237 with l = ±2; unc.: 0.00020 cm−1 ν4, ν7, 3ν8: parameters from A. M. Tolonen et al., JMSp 160 (1993) 198
Present Rotational Spectroscopy of CH3CN measurements at JPL: much of 400 − 1200, ~1600 GHz typical unc.: 50 kHz (10 – 200 kHz) measurements at U Köln: ~37, 55, 74 GHz, parts of 1330 – 1501 GHz typical unc.: 10 /30 kHz
The 28 Band of CH3CN
Detail of the 28 Band
Low-Lying Vibrational States of CH3CN 1200 800 400 E / cm−1 v8 = 4 v8 = 3 v8 = 2 v8 = 1 v = 0 v4 = 1 v4 = v8 = 1 v7 = 1 v7 = v8 = 1 v3 = 1 v6 = 1
K Level Structure of v = 0 and v8 = 1 400 800 1200 E / cm−1 5 10 15 v8 = 1 l = +1 l = −1 Aζ q22 5 10 15 14 12 v = 0
Interaction between v = 0, K = 14 and v8 = 1+1, K = 12
Purely K-dependent Parameters1 (MHZ) of v = 0 and v8 = 1 Herb Pickett’s SPFIT/SPCAT was used H. S. P. Müller et al., JMSp 312 (2015) 22
Interactions between v8 = 1 and v8 = 2 Detail of the K Level Structure 1000 1250 1500 1750 E / cm−1 10 l = 0 15 l = +1 l = −1 15 l = −2 10 10 15 l = +2 14 15 13 11 13
Reduced Energy Diagram K = 14, v8 = 1−1 & v8 = 2+2 K = 13, v8 = 1−1 & K = 11, v8 = 20 K = 15, v8 = 1+1 & K = 13, v8 = 2+2
Fortrat Diagram K = 13, v8 = 1−1 K = 11, v8 = 20 K = 15, v8 = 1+1
Interaction Parameters (MHz) between v8 2
IR Simulations (8) and Intensities 0.5 1 n 8 +1 –1 320 340 360 380 400 wavenumber (cm ) Transmittance 2 – +2 –2 ±1 Intensities (10–19 cm/molecule) 8 region: 2.285 (1.77 (4), 1.81, 2.79 (28), ) 28 region: 2.580 (2.50 (4), 3.43, , 2.63 (18))