Open AccessJahn-Teller effect on the 1t2 orbital electron momentum distribution of Methane
Author(s) -
Shanshan Niu,
Xu Shan,
Yuchao Tang,
Z. H. Liu,
X. J. Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1412/13/132044
Subject(s) - jahn–teller effect , electron , ionization , momentum (technical analysis) , methane , atomic physics , physics , orbital motion , chemistry , molecular physics , angular momentum , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , ion , organic chemistry , finance , economics
Synopsis We report an experimental study about the Jahn-Teller effect resulted from the ionization of the high-est occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) 1t 2 of methane. The difference of the electron momentum distributions for the Jahn-Teller splitting components reveals the strong interaction between electronic and nuclear vibrational motion.