26MgC2
Magnesium dicarbide, X 1A1, 26Mg isotopolog
Species tag 050519
Version1*
Date of EntryDec. 2022
ContributorH. S. P. Müller

One laboratory and and three astronomical lines were reported by
(1) P. B. Changala, H. Gupta, J. Cernicharo, J. R. Pardo, M. Agúndez, C. Cabezas, B. Tercero, M. Guélin, and M. C. McCarthy, 2022, Astrophys. J. Lett. 940, Art. No. L42.
Except for (B + C)/2, parameters were kept fixed to scaled or unscaled parameters from
(2) A. G. Watrous and R. C. Fortenberry, 2023, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 518, 5140.
Despite the very limited data, transition frequencies with Ka = 0 should be quite reliable; all others should be viewed with increasing caution.
The dipole moment of the main isotopic species was taken from a quantum-chemical calculation in
(3) S. Itono, K. Takano, T. Hirano, and U. Nagashima, 2000, Astrophys. J. 538, L163;
the value in 3 agree with this value.

Lines Listed61
Frequency / GHz< 240
Max. J11
log STR0-4.7
log STR1-3.0
Isotope Corr. 
Egy / cm–10.0
 µa / D7.9
 µb / D 
 µc / D 
 A / MHz~52190
 B / MHz11062.
 C / MHz9095.
 Q(300.0)6068.5966
 Q(225.0)3938.9580
 Q(150.0)2142.9752
 Q(75.00)757.7525
 Q(37.50)268.3145
 Q(18.75)95.2140
 Q(9.375)33.9310
 Q(5.000)13.5927
 Q(2.725)6.2900
detected in ISM/CSMyes


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