Matrix infrared spectra and theoretical studies of thorium oxide species: ThO x and Th 2O y

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 115, Issue 50, 2011, Pages 14407-14416

  Andrews, Lester ^a   Gong, Yu ^a   Liang, Binyong ^a   Jackson, Virgil E ^b   Flamerich, Ryan ^b   Li, Shenggang ^c   Dixon, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED SHELLS; DOUBLET GROUND STATE; ELECTRON CAPTURE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; ISOTOPIC OXYGEN; MATRIX INFRARED SPECTRA; NEON MATRIX; SINGLET GROUND STATE; THEORETICAL STUDY; THORIUM ATOMS; THORIUM OXIDES;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GROUND STATE; MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY;

THORIUM;

EID: 84055200846     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp208926m     Document Type: Article

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