Electrodynamical forbiddance of the quadrupole mechanism of the infrared absorption enhancement in the methane molecule

Peculiarities of the phenomenon of infrared absorption enhancement in the methane molecule are considered. It is demonstrated, that a part of the terms in the cross section, associated with quadrupole-radiation-molecule interaction and responsible for the enhancement of the band, caused by the breat...

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Published in:Optics communications 1994-10, Vol.111 (5), p.459-462
Main Authors: Hatta, A., Polubotko, A.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Peculiarities of the phenomenon of infrared absorption enhancement in the methane molecule are considered. It is demonstrated, that a part of the terms in the cross section, associated with quadrupole-radiation-molecule interaction and responsible for the enhancement of the band, caused by the breathing vibration vanish due to some electrodynamic forbiddance. This forbiddance is caused both by the molecule symmetry T d and by the electrodynamical properties of the quadrupole interaction. It must be present in all molecules, belonging to the “cubic” groups T, T h, T d, O, and O h. The result is the absence of the band, caused by the breathing vibration, while in other symmetrical molecules, such band must be strongly enhanced.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/0030-4018(94)90519-3