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In real molecules, highly sensitive vibrational spectroscopy can detect overtones , which are transitions originating from the n = 0 state for which Δn = +2, +3, …. Anharmonicity.
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In real molecules, highly sensitive vibrational spectroscopy can detect overtones, which are transitions originating from the n = 0 state for which Δn = +2, +3, … Anharmonicity Overtones are due to anharmonicity. A good approximation of realistic anharmonicity is given by the Morse potential.
Put x = r – r0 and Taylor expand: Comparing to the harmonic oscillator we see that So we do to keep the force constant the same but change the anharmonicity
Morse model dissociated above this are the generalized Laguerre polynomials
Harmonic oscillator model are the Hermite polynomials
Selection rules For anharmonicity, can replace the H.O. wavefunctions with Morse wavefunctions… …or can keep more terms in the Taylor expansion of the dipole moment
Correspondence principle Where xturn is the maximum value of x