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Pchem11e Deeper Look 05
Pchem11e Deeper Look 05
µ fi = ∫ψ f* µˆψ idτ
μx μy
ϕ
where µ̂
µ is the electric dipole moment operator, −er.
Figure 1 The relation between the three components of the
(a) Pure rotational selection rules dipole moment and the angles θ and ϕ.
Y
µi,z = µ0 cosθ
X
Similarly, the components of the electric field are Now note from Table 7F.1 that
E x = E sinθ cosφ E y = E sinθ sinφ E z = E cosθ 5
1/2
cos2 x + sin2 x = 1, x = ϕ
Step 4 Evaluate the transition dipole moment
Finally, consider the integral that defines the transition
= α ⊥E sin 2 θ + α E cos 2 θ moment:
cos2 x + sin2 x = 1, x = θ
µfi = ∫ YJ*, M µZYJ , M dτ r
f J, f i J, i
= α ⊥E + (α − α ⊥ )E cos θ 2
1/2
π
= α E ∫ YJ*, M YJ , M dτ r + 43 ∆α E ∫ YJ*, M Y2,0YJ , M dτ r
f J, f i
5
J, i f J ,f i J ,i