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Rydberg excitations of benzene using magnetic circular dichroism with synchrotron radiation from 8.41 to 8.33 eV

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1995
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This research is devoted in part to investigating the electronic structure of benzene, which will help to provide a foundation for understanding its behavior. Absorption and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) data were collected for benzene and deuterated benzene in the vacuum ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum from 67,870 cm^-1 to 67,155 cm^-1 (8.415 eV to 8.326 eV). MCD data, when considered along with absorption data, gives information about the symmetry designations of electronic transitions. It is concluded that benzene and deuterated benzene each show transitions to pz-type and several f-type Rydberg orbitals in this spectral range. In addition, several Fortran computer programs have been developed to aid in the determination of these orbital symmetries.
Title: Rydberg excitations of benzene using magnetic circular dichroism with synchrotron radiation from 8.41 to 8.33 eV.
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Name(s): Munger, Robert C.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor
Snyder, Patricia Ann, Thesis Advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1995
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 249 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: This research is devoted in part to investigating the electronic structure of benzene, which will help to provide a foundation for understanding its behavior. Absorption and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) data were collected for benzene and deuterated benzene in the vacuum ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum from 67,870 cm^-1 to 67,155 cm^-1 (8.415 eV to 8.326 eV). MCD data, when considered along with absorption data, gives information about the symmetry designations of electronic transitions. It is concluded that benzene and deuterated benzene each show transitions to pz-type and several f-type Rydberg orbitals in this spectral range. In addition, several Fortran computer programs have been developed to aid in the determination of these orbital symmetries.
Identifier: 15150 (digitool), FADT15150 (IID), fau:11923 (fedora)
Note(s): Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.
Subject(s): Benzene--Structure
Rydberg states
Electronic structure
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