Tungsten monocarbide, WC: Pure rotational spectrum and 13C hyperfine interaction.

The J = 1 → 2 pure rotational transitions in the X3Δ1(v = 0) state of 186W12C and 184W12C were recorded using a pump/probe microwave optical double resonance (PPMODR) technique and analyzed to give fine structure parameters. The field-free [17.6]2← X3Δ1 (1, 0) bands of the W13C isotopologues were recorded using laser induced fluorescence and analyzed to produce the 13C(I = 1/2) magnetic hyperfine parameter. Bonding in the [17.6]2(v = 1) and X3Δ1(v = 0) states is discussed and a comparison of the experimentally determined properties of the X3Δ1(v = 0) state with those predicted as a prelude to the electron electric dipole moment (eEDM) measurements [J. Lee, E. R. Meyer, R. Paudel, J. L. Bohn, and A. E. Leanhardt, J. Mod. Opt. 56, 2005 (2009)] is given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]