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The rotational spectra of the two stable conformers syn- and gauche-propanal (CH$_3$CH$_2$CHO) were studied in the millimeter and submillimeter wave regions from 75 to 500 GHz with the Cologne (Sub-)Millimeter wave Spectrometer.…
Full-dimensional (12D) vibrational states of the methanol molecule (CH$_3$OH) have been computed using the GENIUSH-Smolyak approach and the potential energy surface from Qu and Bowman (2013). All vibrational energies are converged better…
We report the observation and analysis of spectra in part of the near-infrared spectrum of C$_2$H, originating in rotational levels in the ground and lowest two excited bending vibrational levels of the ground $\tilde{X}\,^2\Sigma^+$ state.…
The $\mathrm{\tilde{C}}$ $^1$B$_2$ state of SO$_2$ has a double-minimum potential in the antisymmetric stretch coordinate, such that the minimum energy geometry has nonequivalent SO bond lengths. However, low-lying levels with odd quanta of…
Broadband measurements of glycidaldehyde in the frequency ranges 75-170 and 500-750 GHz were recorded to extend previous analyses of its pure rotational spectrum in the microwave region. The rotational parameters of the ground vibrational…
The first excited torsional state of the chiral molecule propylene oxide, $\mathrm{CH_{3}C_{2}H_{3}O}$, is investigated from millimeter up to sub-millimeter wavelengths (75-950 GHz). The first excited vibrational mode of propylene oxide,…
A novel mid-infrared/near-infrared double resonant absorption setup for studying infrared-inactive vibrational states is presented. A strong vibrational transition in the mid-infrared region is excited using an idler beam from a singly…
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at 5 K was used to study individual Au atoms adsorbed on the surface of a WSe2 layer grown on epitaxial graphene. In line with theoretical predictions, scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements reveal…
Accurate experimental values for the vibrational ground tone or fundamental vibrational energy splitting of H$_2$, HD, and D$_2$ are presented. Absolute accuracies of $2\times10^{-4}$ cm$^{-1}$ are obtained from Doppler-free laser…
A new quartic force field for the SO$_2$ $\tilde{\text{C}}$$^1$B$_2$ state has been derived, based on high resolution data from S$^{16}$O$_2$ and S$^{18}$O$_2$. Included are eight $b_2$ symmetry vibrational levels of S$^{16}$O$_2$ reported…
Rotationally resolved spectra of the C$^2\Sigma^+$-X$^2\Pi$ electronic system of the CH radical were measured using cavity ring-down spectroscopy in supersonically expanding, planar hydrocarbon plasma. The experimental conditions allowed…
The narrow transition from the lowest rovibrational level of the $\mathrm{X}^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ electronic ground state to the lowest vibrational level of the $\mathrm{b}^{3}\Pi_{0}$ potential provides opportunities for achieving…
Electric dipole and polarizability surfaces are developed for the methanol (CH$_3$OH) molecule using ab initio electronic structure data, computed at the CCSD/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory, and equivariant neural networks. These property…
We report a direct measurement of the 0-1 R(0) vibrational transition frequency in ground-state hydrogen deuteride (HD) using infrared-ultraviolet double resonance spectroscopy in a molecular beam. Ground-state molecules are vibrationally…
Spectra of vibrational overtone and combination bands from vibrational ground state of HCNH+ were measured using an action spectroscopy technique with active background suppression in a cryogenic 22 pole radio frequency ion trap apparatus.…
Ever since they were first detected in the interstellar medium, the radio wavelength (3.3 GHz) hyperfine-structure splitting transitions in the rotational ground state of CH have been observed to show anomalous excitation. Astonishingly,…
New and existing rotational spectra of methyl cyanide were analyzed to extend the global model of low-lying vibrational states and their interactions to $v_4=1$ at 920 cm$^{-1}$. The rotational spectra cover large portions of the 36$-$1439…
Spectra of methyl cyanide were recorded to analyze interactions in low-lying vibrational states and to construct line lists for radio astronomical observations as well as for infrared spectroscopic investigations of planetary atmospheres.…
Methyl cyanide, CH$_3$CN, is present in diverse regions in space, in particular in the warm parts of star-forming regions where it is a common molecule. Rotational transitions of $^{13}$CH$_3$CN and CH$_3$$^{13}$CN in their $v_8 = 1$ lowest…
The purity of graphene samples is of crucial importance for their experimental and practical use. In this regard, the detection of the defects is of direct relevance. Here, we show that structural defects in graphene samples give rise to…