Nuclear-Quadrupole Ratio of Bromine Isotopes in Molecular LiBr

Abstract

The molecular-beam electric-resonance method has been used to determine the $^{79}\mathrm{Br}$ to $^{81}\mathrm{Br}$ nuclear quadrupole moment ratio in molecular LiBr. The observed ratio of 1.197 056(6) agrees with one obtained elsewhere for atomic bromine, thus indicating no observable nuclear polarizability effect.