Application of Laser Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to the Measurement of Electric Dipole Moment of Free Radicals

摘要

An intracavity CO laser magnetic resonance spectrometer with homogeneous dc electric field applied via a pairof parallel Stark plates in the absorption cell is used to measure the electric dipole moments of free radicals.Taking advantage of the high sensitivity and high resolution of this technique and the Stark effect, highlyresolved saturated absorption spectra of the ν ＝ 1 - 0 transition of 15 N16 O in the ground state X2 П3/2 have beensuccessfully observed in the presence of a low electric field. The electric dipole moment of NO in the electronicground state is determined asμ ＝ 0.1566 ± 14D (Debye) from the analysis of the observed spectra, confirmingthat, combined with the Stark field, the laser magnetic resonance technique can be an effective and reliableapproach for the precise measurement of electric dipole moments of free radicals, especially unstable ones.