Isotope shift in the Sulfur electron affinity: observation and theory

Abstract

The electron affinities eA(S) are measured for the two isotopes 32S and 34S (16752.9753(41) and 16752.9776(85) cm-1, respectively). The isotope shift in the electron affinity is found to be positive, eA(34S)-eA(32S) = +0.0023(70) cm-1, but the uncertainty allows for the possibility that it may be either "normal" (eA(34S) > eA(32S)) or "anomalous" (eA(34S) < eA(32S)). The isotope shift is estimated theoretically using elaborate correlation models, monitoring the electron affinity and the mass polarization term expectation value. The theoretical analysis predicts a very large specific mass shift that counterbalances the normal mass shift and produces an anomalous isotope shift, eA(34S)-eA(32S) = - 0.0053(24) cm-1. The observed and theoretical residual isotope shifts agree with each other within the estimated uncertainties.

15 pages, 4 figures

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