The vibrational spectrum and molecular constants of silicon dihydride SiH2 in the ground electronic state
E. Hirota and H. Ishikawa,
J. Chem. Phys. 110, 4254 (1999).

The infrared spectrum of SiH2 was observed in the 5 μm region by using diode laser spectroscopy, and three bands ν1, 2ν2, and ν3 were recorded and assigned. A separate analysis of the three bands yielded the band origines, 1995.9280, 1987.6938, 1992.816 cm-1, respectively, thereby establishing that ν1 is higher than 2ν2, contrary to the result of a previous matrix study. The anharmonic resonance, both ν1/2ν2 Fermi and 2ν1/2ν3 Darling-Dennison, which were observed in the laser induced fluorescence spectra previously erported, were reanalyzed by removing the condition ν1 < 2ν2, leading to much improved set of vibrational parameters. The harmonic frequencies of SiH2 were then obtained to be ω1=2076.55, ω2=1020.49, and ω3=2065.65 cm-1. Molecular constants of SiH2 in the ground vibronic state were reexamined in light of the present as well as other spectroscopic results recently obtained on the molecule.

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