Calibration of isomer shift and quadrupole coupling for 119Sn, 127I and 129I as derived from self-consistent charge Xα calculations and Mossbauer measurements

M. Grodzicki*, V. Manning, A. X. Trautwein, J. M. Friedt

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Abstract

The self-consistent charge (SCC) X alpha method has been applied to investigate the electronic structure of molecules which contain heavy, Mossbauer-active elements (Sn and I). For a series of halogen-containing compounds, with various oxidation states of the heavy elements, the authors have calculated orbital energies and dipole moments, which compare well with corresponding experimental data. In the case of hypervalent ions the inclusion of d besides s and p orbitals is sensitive with respective to dipole moments only and leaves orbital energies practically unaffected. For tin- and iodine-containing molecules they have calculated electron charge densities rho (0) and electric field gradients (EFG) at the nuclear site of the Mossbauer atom. Comparing these results with corresponding isomer shifts and quadrupole splittings (coupling constants), which were partly measured by one of them, they derive as calibration factors the fractional change of the nuclear radius Delta R/R and the quadrupole moment Q for 119Sn, 127I and 129I: Delta R/R(119Sn)=1.61*10-4, Delta R/R(127I)=-0.345 Delta R/R(129I), Delta R/R( 129I)=4.18*10-4; Q(119Sn)=-0.061 b, Q(127I)=-0.60+or-0.03 b, Q(129I)=0.701Q(127I).

Original languageEnglish
Article number012
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Volume20
Issue number21
Pages (from-to)5595-5625
Number of pages31
ISSN0022-3700
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.12.1987

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