CH3C15N, v = 0
Methyl cyanide, 15N species, v = 0
Species tag 042510
Version1*
Date of EntryDec. 2009
ContributorH. S. P. Müller

This entry is a combined CDMS and JPL entry.
The latest combined fit has been reported by
(1) H. S. P. Müller; B. J. Drouin, and J. C. Pearson, 2009, Astron. Astrophys. 506, 1487.
This work provides new data between 338 and 1192 GHz. Additional data were taken from
(2) J. C. Pearson and H. S. P. Müller, 1996, Astrophys. J. 471, 1067;
and from
(3) J. Demaison, A. Dubrulle, and D. Boucher, 1979, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 76, 1;
from
(4) A. Bauer, 1975, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 58, 111;
and from
(5) J. Haekel and H. Mäder, 1989, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 41, 9.
The purely K-dependent terms A and DK were assumed to agree with those of the main isotopolog, see e041505.cat.
The predictions are probably reliable throughout.
Note: Vibrational contributions have not been considered in the calculation of the partition function yet. Rough estimates may be obtained by scaling the respective ground state value with the ratio from the main isotopolog.
At low temperatures, it may be necessary to discern between A-CH3C15N and E-CH3C15N. The A state levels are described by K = 3n, those of E state by K = 3n ± 1. The nuclear spin-weight ratio is 2 : 1 for A-CH3C15N with K > 0 and all other states, respectively. The JK = 11 level is the lowest E state level. It is 5.5711 cm–1 above ground.
The dipole moment was reported by
(6) A. Mito, J. Sakai, and M. Katayama, 1984, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 103, 26.

Lines Listed1351
Frequency / GHz<1683
Max. J95
log STR0-5.5
log STR1-6.5
Isotope Corr.-2.448
Egy / cm–10.0
 µa / D3.9256
 µb / D 
 µc / D 
 A / MHz158099.0
 B / MHz8922.039
 C / MHzB
 Q(500.0)22464.3641
 Q(300.0)10431.9556
 Q(225.0)6774.2565
 Q(150.0)3687.1996
 Q(75.00)1304.3662
 Q(37.50)462.9618
 Q(18.75)169.3765
 Q(9.375)66.0537
detected in ISM/CSMyes


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