Contents 
II/24 Molecular Constants 
Subvolume A 

1	
Introduction .........................................1

1.1	
General remarks ........................................1

1.2	
Review articles and tables ...................................1


1.3	
Arrangement of tables, substances and parameters .......................2

1.3.1	
Arrangement of chapters and sections .............................2

1.3.2	
Arrangements within the sections of chapters 2 and 3 ......................2

1.3.3	
Explanation of the columns of the tables in chapters 2 and 3 ..................2


1.3.4	
Notation of experimental error .................................3

1.4	
Selection of data ........................................3

1.5	
Abbreviations used for experimental methods..........................3


1.6	
Selected fundamental constants and conversion factors .....................4

1.7	
References for 1 ........................................6

2	
Constants of diamagnetic molecules .............................7

2.1	
Survey .............................................7


2.2	
Diatomic molecules: Rotational constants, centrifugal distortion constants, rotation-vibration
interaction constants, Dunham energy parameters and potential coefficients, parameters of the
breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation and of the nuclear field shift, and
equilibrium internuclear distances (H. HBNER) ........................7

2.2.1	
Preliminary remarks ......................................7

2.2.2	
Data ............................................. 13

2.2.3	
References for 2.2.2 .................................... 146


2.3	
Linear molecules: Rotational constants, centrifugal distortion constants,
-type doubling constants, higher-order rotation-vibration and
Fermi interaction constants (G. WLODARCZAK) ....................... 157

2.3.1	
Preliminary remarks .................................... 157

2.3.2	
Data ............................................ 162

2.3.3	
References for 2.3.2 .................................... 197


2.4	
Symmetric top molecules: Rotational constants, centrifugal distortion constants,
-type doubling constants, higher-order rotation-vibration and
Fermi interaction constants (J. DEMAISON) ......................... 200

2.4.1	
Preliminary remarks .................................... 200

2.4.2	
Data ............................................ 207

2.4.3	
References for 2.4.2 .................................... 281



Constants of diamagnetic molecules 





Rotational constants and related parameters 

