Spectroscopic and molecular properties of 14 selected electronic states of Si2 molecule

The potential energy curves (PECs) of the X³Σ_g⁻, D³Π_u, a¹Δ_g, b¹Π_u, H′³Σ_u⁻, K³Σ_u⁻, 1³Σ_u⁺, 1³Π_g, 2³Σ_u⁺, 2³Π_g, 3³Π_g, 3³Σ_u⁺, 2³Π_u and 2³Σ_g⁻ electronic states of the Si₂ molecule are investigated using the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach with the correlation-consistent basis sets of Dunning and co-workers. The effects on the PECs by the core-valence correlation and relativistic corrections are included. The way to consider the relativistic correction is to use the third-order Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian approximation. The core-valence correlation correction is made with the aug-cc-pCV5Z basis set. And the relativistic correction is performed at the level of cc-pV5Z basis set. To obtain more reliable results, the PECs determined by the MRCI calculations are also corrected for size-extensivity errors by means of the Davidson modification (MRCI+Q). The PECs of all these electronic states are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit by the total-energy extrapolation scheme. Using the PECs, the spectroscopic parameters are determined and compared with those reported in the literature. With these PECs determined by the MRCI+Q/CV+DK+56 calculations, the vibrational levels and inertial rotation constants of the first 20 vibrational states are evaluated and compared with the RKR data for these electronic states when the rotational quantum number J equals zero. On the whole, as expected, the most accurate spectroscopic parameters and molecular constants of the Si₂ molecule are determined by the MRCI+Q/CV+DK+56 calculations. And the spectroscopic parameters of the 1³Σ_u⁺, 1³Π_g, 2³Σ_u⁺, 2³Π_g, 3³Π_g, 3³Σ_u⁺, 2³Π_u and 2³Σ_g⁻ electronic states obtained by the MRCI+Q/CV+DK+56 calculations should be good prediction for future laboratory experiment.     

Accurate theoretical spectroscopic investigations of the 20 Λ-S and 58 Ω states of O2+ cation including the spin–orbit coupling effect

The potential energy curves (PECs) are calculated for the 20 Λ-S states (X²Π_g, A²Π_u, B²Σ^?_g, a⁴Π_u, b⁴Σ^?_g, b′⁴Π_g, c⁴Σ^?_u, 1²Σ⁺_g, 1²Σ⁺_u, 1²Σ^?_u, 1⁴Σ⁺_g, 1⁴Σ⁺_u, 1⁴Δ_g, 1⁴Δ_u, 1⁶Σ⁺_g, 1⁶Σ⁺_u, 1⁶Π_g, 1⁶Π_u, 2⁴Π_g and 2⁴Π_u) of O₂⁺ cation and their corresponding 58 Ω states. Of these 20 Λ-S states, the 1⁶Π_u state is found to be repulsive. The 1²Σ⁺_g, 1⁴Σ⁺_u, c⁴Σ^?_u and 1⁴Δ_u states are found to possess the double well. The b⁴Σ^?_g, 1⁶Σ⁺_g, 1⁴Σ⁺_u, a⁴Π_u, A²Π_u, 1⁶Π_g and 2⁴Π_g states are found to be inverted with the spin–orbit coupling effect included. The b′⁴Π_g, 1⁶Π_g, 1⁶Σ⁺_g, 1⁴Σ⁺_u and 1⁴Δ_u states, and the second well of the 1²Σ⁺_g state are found to be the weakly bound states. The b′⁴Π_g state is found to possess one well with one barrier. The PECs are calculated by the complete active space self-consistent field method, which is followed by the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction approach with the Davidson correction in combination with the aug-cc-pV6Z basis set. The core–valence correlation and scalar relativistic corrections are included. The convergent behaviour of present calculations is discussed with respect to the basis set and theoretical level. The spin–orbit coupling effect is accounted for. The PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. The spectroscopic parameters are evaluated, and compared with available measurements. It demonstrates that the spectroscopic parameters reported here can be expected to be reliably predicted ones.     

Theoretical studies on 14 Λ-S and 30 Ω states of BeBr molecule: potential energy curves,spectroscopic parameters and spin–orbit couplings

Using the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the internally contracted multi-reference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach in combination with the correlation-consistent basis sets, this paper studies the potential energy curves of X²Σ⁺, 2²Σ⁺, 3²Σ⁺, 1²Σ^?, A²Π, 2²Π, 3²Π, 1²Δ, 1⁴Σ⁺, 2⁴Σ⁺, 1⁴Σ^?, 1⁴Π, 2⁴Π and 1⁴Δ Λ-S states of BeBr molecule and the corresponding 30 Ω states for the first time. All the Λ-S states correlate to the first two dissociation channels, Be(¹S_g) + Br(²P_u) and Be(³P_u) + Br(²P_u), of BeBr molecule. Of these Λ-S states, the 3²Π and 2⁴Π are found to be repulsive without the spin–orbit coupling, whereas 1⁴Π, 2⁴Π, 3²Π and 2⁴Σ⁺ are found to be repulsive with the spin–orbit coupling included. A²Π and 2²Σ⁺ possess the double well whether the spin–orbit coupling effect is included or not. Only 1⁴Σ⁺, 1⁴Σ^?, 1²Π and 2²Π are found to be the inverted Λ-S states. The spin–orbit coupling is accounted for by the state interaction approach with Breit–Pauli Hamiltonian using the all-electron cc-pCVTZ basis set. The potential energy curves determined by the internally contracted MRCI method are corrected for size-extensivity errors by means of the Davidson correction. Core–valence correlation correction is calculated with a cc-pCVTZ basis set. Scalar relativistic correction is included using the third-order Douglas–Kroll Hamiltonian approximation at the level of cc-pVTZ basis set. The spectroscopic parameters of all the Λ-S and Ω bound states are evaluated. The spectroscopic parameters are compared with those reported in the literature. Fair agreement is found between the present results and available measurements. In particular, the energy splitting of 204.43 cm^?1 in the A²Π Λ-S state agrees well with the measurements of 201 cm^?1. Analyses demonstrate that the spectroscopic parameters reported here can be expected to be reliably predicted ones.     

Effects on spectroscopic parameters of several low-lying electronic states of GeS by core-valence correlation and relativistic corrections

The potential energy curves (PECs) of six low-lying electronic states (X¹Σ⁺, a³Σ⁺, b³Π, A¹Π, 1³Σ⁻ and 1⁵Σ⁺) of GeS molecule have been investigated employing the full valence complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach with large correlation-consistent basis sets for internuclear separations from 0.08 to 2.00 nm. The effects on the spectroscopic parameters by the core-valence correlation, relativistic and nonadiabatic corrections have been discussed in detail. The core-valence correlation correction is carried out at the aug-cc-pCVTZ basis set. The nonadiabatic correction is performed at the aug-cc-pVTZ basis set. And the relativistic correction is made at the level of cc-pV5Z basis set. The way to consider the relativistic correction is to employ the second-order Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian (DKH2) approximation. To obtain more reliable PECs, the Davidson modification is also included in the present study. To reduce the incomplete basis set error, the PECs of these electronic states are extrapolated to the complete basis set (CBS) limit. With these PECs, the spectroscopic parameters of these low-lying electronic states are determined. On the one hand, analyses demonstrate that the effects on the spectroscopic parameters by the core-valence correlation correction, relativistic correction and Davidson modification are very obvious, whereas the effect on the spectroscopic parameters by the nonadiabatic correction is very small. On the other hand, comparison with the RKR data shows that the two-point total-energy extrapolation could improve the quality of spectroscopic parameters. On the whole, as expected, the most accurate spectroscopic parameters of GeS molecule are determined by the MRCI+Q/CV+DK+Q5 calculations.     

Effects on spectroscopic properties for several low-lying electronic states of CS molecule by core-valence correlation and relativistic corrections

The potential energy curves (PECs) of six low-lying electronic states (X¹Σ⁺, a³Π, a′³Σ⁺, d³Δ, e³Σ⁻ and A¹Π) of CS molecule have been investigated using the full valence complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach with large correlation-consistent basis sets. Effects on the PECs by the core-valence correlation and relativistic corrections have been taken into account. And the two corrections are performed at the level of cc-pV5Z basis set. The way to consider the relativistic corrections is to use the second-order Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian approximation. Using the CCSD(T), MRCI and MRCI with the Davidson modification (MRCI + Q), the PECs of electronic states involved are extrapolated to the complete basis set (CBS) limit. With the PECs, the spectroscopic parameters (T_e, R_e, ω_e, ω_ex_e, ω_ey_e, α_e, β_e, γ_e and B_e) of the six low-lying electronic states are determined. These parameters are in excellent agreement with the experimental data. The complete vibrational states are computed for the six low-lying electronic states when the rotational quantum number J equals zero, and the inertial rotation constants of the first 23 vibrational states are reported, which agree favorably with the RKR data. Comparison with the measurements shows that the two-point total-energy extrapolation scheme can obviously improve the quality of spectroscopic parameters and molecular constants.     

Investigations of spectroscopic parameters and molecular constants for X1Σg+, w3Δu, and W1Δu electronic states of P2 molecule

The potential energy curves (PECs) of three low-lying electronic states (X¹Σ_g⁺, w³Δ_u, and W¹Δ_u)of P₂ molecule are investigated using the full valence complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach in conjunction with the correlation-consistent basis set in the valence range. The PECs of the electronic states involved are modified by the Davidson correction and extrapolated to the complete basis set (CBS) limit. With these PECs, the spectroscopic parameters of the three electronic states are determined and compared in detail with the experimental data. The comparison shows that excellent agreement exists between the present results and the available experimental data. The complete vibrational states are computed for the w³Δ_u, and W¹Δ_u electronic states when the rotational quantum number J equals zero and the vibrational level G(v), the inertial rotation constant B_v, and the centrifugal distortion constant D_v of the first 30 vibrational states are reported, which accord well with the experimental data. The present results show that the two-point extrapolation scheme can obviously improve the quality of spectroscopic parameters and molecular constants.     

Accurate calculations on the 12 electronic states and 23 Ω states of the SiBr<Superscript>+</Superscript> cation: potential energy curves,spectroscopic parameters and spin-orbit coupling

The potential energy curves (PECs) of 23 Ω states generated from the 12 electronic states (X¹ Σ ⁺, 2¹ Σ ⁺, 1¹ Σ ^?, 1¹ Π, 2¹ Π, 1¹ Δ, 1³ Σ ⁺, 2³ Σ ⁺, 1³ Σ ^?, a³ Π, 2³ Π and 1³ Δ) are studied for the first time. All the states correlate to the first dissociation channel of the SiBr⁺ cation. Of these electronic states, the 2³ Σ ⁺ is the repulsive one without the spin-orbit coupling, whereas it becomes the bound one with the spin-orbit coupling added. On the one hand, without the spin-orbit coupling, the 1¹ Π, 2¹ Π and 2³ Π are the rather weakly bound states, and only the 1¹ Π state possesses the double well; on the other hand, with the spin-orbit coupling included, the a³ Π and 1¹ Π states possess the double well, and the 1³ Σ ⁺ and 1³ Σ ^? are the inverted states. The PECs are calculated by the CASSCF method, which is followed by the internally contracted MRCI approach with the Davidson modification. Scalar relativistic correction is calculated by the third-order Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian approximation with a cc-pVTZ-DK basis set. Core-valence correlation correction is included with a cc-pCVTZ basis set. The spin-orbit coupling is accounted for by the state interaction method with the Breit-Pauli Hamiltonian using the all-electron aug-cc-pCVTZ basis set. All the PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. The variation with internuclear separation of the spin-orbit coupling constant is discussed in brief. The spectroscopic parameters are evaluated for the 11 bound electronic states and the 23 bound Ω states, and are compared with available measurements. Excellent agreement has been found between the present results and the experimental data. It demonstrates that the spectroscopic parameters reported here can be expected to be reliably predicted ones. The Franck-Condon factors and radiative lifetimes of the transitions from the a³ Π _{0 +} and a³ Π ₁ states to the X¹ Σ ⁺ ₀₊ state are calculated for several low vibrational levels, and some brief discussion has been made.     

MRCI study on spectroscopic and molecular properties of several low-lying electronic states of the CN radical

The potential energy curves (PECs) of eight low-lying electronic states (X²Σ⁺, A²Π, B²Σ⁺, a⁴Σ⁺, D²Π, E²Σ⁺, 1²Σ⁻ and F²Δ) of the CN radical have been studied using the ab initio quantum chemical method. The calculations have been performed using the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach in combination with the correlation-consistent basis sets of Dunning and co-workers. The effects on the PECs by the core-valence correlation and relativistic corrections are taken into account. The way to consider the relativistic correction is to use the second-order Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian approximation. The core-valence correlation correction calculations are performed with the cc-pCVQZ basis set. The relativistic correction is carried out at the level of cc-pV5Z basis set. In order to obtain more reliable results, the PECs determined by the MRCI calculations are also corrected for size-extensivity errors by means of the Davidson modification (MRCI+Q). The PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set (CBS) limit by the total-energy extrapolation scheme. With these PECs, the spectroscopic parameters (T_e, R_e, ω_e, ω_ex_e, ω_eу_e, B_e, α_e and γ_e) are determined and compared with those reported in the literature. Finally, with the PECs obtained by the MRCI+Q/CV+DK+Q5 calculations, the complete vibrational states are computed for the eight electronic states by solving the ro-vibrational Schrödinger equation for the non-rotating radical, and the vibrational levels and inertial rotation and centrifugal distortion constants of the first 11 vibrational states are reported, which agree favorably with the available experimental data. The spectroscopic parameters of 1²Σ⁻ and F²Δ electronic states obtained by the MRCI+Q/CV+DK+Q5 calculations should be good predictions for future laboratory experiments.     

Electronic and vibrational spectroscopy of the low-lying states of potassium mono-sulphide KS,and comparison in the series of MS (M = Li,Na, K,Rb, Cs)

ABSTRACT

Potential energy curves (PECs) of the lowest electronic states of the potassium mono-sulphide KS have been determined with highly correlated ab initio calculations, using internally contracted multi reference interaction configuration methods including Davidson correction (MRCI?+?Q) with and without considering spin-orbit effects. For the three low-lying bound states, we report a set of spectroscopic parameters including equilibrium distances, dissociation energies, vibrational and rotational constants. The effects of spin-orbit-induced changes on these parameters are also discussed. An analysis of the properties of the three bound states, X²Π, 1²Σ⁺ and 2²Π, illustrates the common characteristics of the whole series of compounds in the MS family (M?=?Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs). Indeed, the shapes of the PECs of these bound states are strongly affected by the interactions between the two ionic states, ²Σ⁺ and ²Π, correlating at large internuclear separations (R_MS) to the first ionic dissociation limit [M⁺?+?S^?] and the electronic states correlating to the three/four lowest dissociation limits. The spectroscopy of these low-lying electronic states and the lifetime of their vibrational levels are thus affected by the spin-orbit interactions which are mainly related to the S atom and consequently common to all alkali-metal mono-sulphides.     

LiC分子基态及其低电子激发态的多参考组态相互作用方法研究

采用包含Davidson修正的多参考组态相互作用(MRCI+Q)方法结合6-311++G(3df,3pd)基组计算了LiC分子基态(X4Σ-)以及五个低电子激发态(a2Π,b2Δ,c2Σ-,d2Σ+,A4Π)的势能曲线.将得到的势能曲线拟合到Murrell-Sorbie解析势能函数形式,确定了对应态的平衡结构Re、谐振频率ωe和离解能De等光谱数据,计算值与仅有的几个其他结果进行了比较.通过求解核运动的薛定谔方程首次报道了LiC分子几个低电子态在J=0下的振动能级、转动惯量和六个离心畸变常数(Dν,Hν,Lν,Mν,Nν和Oν).     

An ab initio investigation of the low-lying electronic states of BeH

Potential energy curves(PECs) for the ground state(X 2 Σ +) and the four excited electronic states(A 2 Π,B 2 Π,C 2 Σ +,4 Π) of a BeH molecule are calculated using the multi-configuration reference single and double excited configuration interaction(MRCI) approach in combination with the aug-cc-pVTZ basis sets.The calculation covers the internuclear distance ranging from 0.07 nm to 0.70 nm,and the equilibrium bond length R e and the vertical excited energy T e are determined directly.It is evident that the X2Σ+,A2Π,B2Π,C2Σ+ states are bound and 4Π is a repulsive excited state.With the potentials,all of the vibrational levels and inertial rotation constants are predicted when the rotational quantum number J is set to be equal to zero(J = 0) by numerically solving the radial Schr¨odinger equation of nuclear motion.Then the spectroscopic data are obtained including the rotation coupling constant ω e,the anharmonic constant ωexe,the equilibrium rotation constant Be,and the vibration-rotation coupling constant αe.These values are compared with the theoretical and experimental results currently available,showing that they are in agreement with each other.     

Accurate calculations of the 18 Λ-S states and 50 Ω states of PO+ cation: potential energy curves and spectroscopic parameters including the spin-orbit coupling effect

The potential energy curves (PECs) of 5 Ω states generated from the 18 Λ-S states (X ¹ Σ ⁺, A¹Σ^?, 1¹ Δ, 1¹ Π, 2¹Σ⁺, 2¹ Π, a ³ Σ ⁺, 1³ Δ, 1³ Π, 1³Σ^?, 2³Σ⁺, 2³ Π, 1⁵Σ⁺, 1⁵ Π 2⁵ Π, 1⁵Σ^?, 2⁵Σ⁺ and 1⁵ Δ) of PO⁺ cation are studied for the first time for internuclear separations from about 0.08 to 1.0 nm. Of these Λ-S states, only the 2⁵Σ⁺ and 1⁵ Δ are the replusive ones. The a ³ Σ ⁺, 2³Σ⁺, 1⁵Σ^?, 2³ Π, 1³ Δ, 2⁵Σ⁺ , and 1⁵ Δ are the inverted states with the spin-orbit coupling effect included. The 1¹ Π, 1³ Π, 1⁵ Π and 2³ Π states possess the double well. The 1⁵Σ^?, 2¹ Π and 2⁵ Π states and the second wells of 1¹ Π, 1³ Π, 2³ Π and 1⁵ Π states are the rather weakly bound states. The PEC calculations are performed by the CASSCF method, which is followed by the icMRCI approach with Davidson correction in combination with the aug-cc-pV6Z basis set. Core-valence correlation and scalar relativistic corrections are included at the same time. The spin-orbit coupling effect is accounted for. All the PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. The spectroscopic parameters are evaluated for all the Λ-S and Ω bound states, and compared with the measurements and other theoretical results. Fair agreement is found between the present spectroscopic parameters and the measurements. The vibrational properties are evaluated for the weakly bound states. The effect of spin-orbit coupling on the spectroscopic parameters is discussed. The results reported in this paper can be expected to be reliable predicted ones.     

Accurate spectroscopic calculations of the 19 Λ-S states and 36 Ω states of the BC+ cation

This work computed the potential energy curves of 19 Λ-S states, which arose from the first five dissociation limits of BC⁺ cation, B⁺(¹S_g) + C(³P_g), B⁺(¹S_g) + C(¹D_g), B⁺(¹S_g) + C(¹S_g), C⁺(²P_u) + B(²P_u), and B⁺(¹S_g) + C(⁵S_u). The calculations were done for internuclear separations from 0.08 to 1.07 nm. The potential energy curves of 36 Ω states yielded from these Λ-S states were also calculated. Core-valence correlation and scalar relativistic correction, basis set extrapolation as well as Davidson correction were accounted for. Of these Λ-S states, the c¹Σ⁺, D³Π, 2¹Π, 2³Σ⁺, 2¹Δ, 3¹Σ⁺, and 4¹Σ⁺ had double wells; the 3³Π and 3¹Π states had three wells; the C³Σ^? and D³Π states were inverted with the spin-orbit coupling effect included; and the second wells of c¹Σ⁺, D³Π and 3¹Σ⁺ states, the second and the third wells of 3³Π state as well as the third well of 3¹Π state were very weakly bound, which well depths were smaller than 400 cm^?1. The spectroscopic parameters were determined for all the states. The vibrational properties were predicted only for some weakly bound states. The spin-orbit coupling effect on the spectroscopic parameters was evaluated.     

MRCISD calculations of the six lowest valence states of I2 −

Potential curves for the four Hund's case (a) basis electronic states (²Σ, ²Π_g, ²Π_u, and ²Σ⁺) correlating with the I(²P_u) + I^?(¹S_g) dissociation limit have been calculated at the MRCISD level of theory using an all-electron double-zeta basis set augmented with an extensive set of polarization and diffuse functions complete through i angular momentum functions. Transition moments for the dipole allowed transitions between these states are determined as a function of internuclear separation. The four Hund's case (a) curves are used to determine the six Hund's case (c) potential curves which arise when spin-orbit coupling is considered. The rovibrational eigenvalues for each of these six states are determined numerically, and standard spectroscopic constants are determined by fitting the energy of these levels to a Duham series. The results are compared with available experimental and theoretical information.     

用能量自洽法研究碱金属双原子分子的势能曲线

用能量自洽法(ECM)研究了碱金属双原子分子一些电子激发态的势能曲线：Na₂ 分子的2¹Π_g,4³Π_g和b³Π< sub>u电子激发态,K₂分子的a³Σ^＋_{u,2¹Πg,B¹Πu和A^{关键词： 能量自洽 双原子分子 势能 碱金属}}     

MRCI study of spectroscopic and molecular properties of X1Σg+ and A1Πu electronic states of the C2 radical

The potential energy curves (PECs) of X1Σ+g and A1Πu electronic states of the C2 radical have been studied using the full valence complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach in conjunction with the aug-cc-pV6Z basis set for internuclear separations from 0.08 nm to 1.66 nm. With these PECs of the C2 radical,the spectroscopic parameters of three isotopologues ( 12C2 ,12C13C and 13C2 ) have been determined. Compared in detail with previous studies reported in the literature,excellent agreement has been found. The complete vibrational levels G(υ),inertial rotation constants B υ and centrifugal distortion constants D υ for the 12C2 ,12C13C and 13C2 isotopologues have been calculated for the first time for the X1Σ+g and A1Πu electronic states when the rotational quantum number J equals zero. The results are in excellent agreement with previous experimental data in the literature,which shows that the presented molecular constants in this paper are reliable and accurate.     

MRCI+Q理论研究SiSe分子X1Σ+和A1Π电子态的光谱常数和分子常数

采用Davidson修正的内收缩多参考组态相互作用方法(MRCI+Q)及相关一致基aug-cc-pV5Z和aug-cc-pVQZ分别计算了SiSe分子X¹Σ⁺和A¹Π电子态的势能曲线. 为提高势能曲线的计算精度, 利用两点总能量外推公式, 将两个电子态的势能曲线外推至完全基组极限, 并对其进行了标量相对论修正, 相对论效应是在cc-pV5Z基组水平下使用三级Douglas-Kroll-Hess哈密顿算符计算的. 利用MRCI+Q/Q5+DK理论水平的势能曲线获得了这两个态的光谱常数(T_e, D_e, R_e, ω_e, ω_ex_e, ω_ey_e, B_e和α_e)和J=0时前30个振动态的B_υ和D_υ等分子常数. 其值与已有的实验结果非常一致. 本文得到的光谱常数和分子常数达到了很高精度, 能为进一步的光谱实验和理论研究提供可靠参考. 关键词： 势能曲线 基组外推和标量相对论修正 光谱常数 分子常数     

Low-lying electronic states of LiF molecule with inner electrons correlation

The potential energy curves and dipole moments of the low-lying electronic states of LiF molecule are performed by using highly accurate multi-reference configuration interaction with Awcv5z basis sets. 1s, the inner shell of Li is considered as the closed orbit, which is used to characterise the spectroscopic properties of a manifold of singlet and triplet states. 16 electronic states correlate with two lowest dissociation channels Li(²S)+F(²P) and Li(²P)+F(²P) are investigated. Spectroscopic parameters of the ground state X¹Σ⁺ have been evaluated and critically compared with the available experimental values and the other theoretical data. However, spectroscopic parameters of 1³Π, 1¹Δ, 1¹Σ^?, 1¹Π, 1³Σ⁺, 2³Σ⁺, 1³Δ, 1³Σ^?, 2³Π, 2¹Π, 3³Π, 3¹Π and 3³Σ⁺ states are studied for the first time. These 13 excited states have shallow potential wells, and the dispersion coefficients of these excited states are predicted. In additional, oscillator strengths of excited states at equilibrium distances are also predicted.     

Accurate spectroscopic calculations of the 12 Λ-S states and 27 Ω states of NF+ cation including the spin–orbit coupling effect

This paper studies the potential energy curves (PECs) of 27 Ω states generated from the 12 Λ-S states (X²Π, 1²Σ⁺, 1²Σ^?, 2²Σ^?, A²Π, 1²Δ, 1⁴Σ⁺, 1⁴Σ^?, 2⁴Σ^?, 1⁴Π, 2⁴Π and 1⁴Δ), which are attributed to the first dissociation channel of NF⁺ cation. Of these 12 states, only 2²Σ^? and 2⁴Π are the repulsive ones, which are very different from those reported by G.-S. Kim and D. M. Hirst, Mol. Phys. 86, 1183–1193 (1995) G.-S. Kim and D.M. Hirst, Mol. Phys. 86, 1183–1193 (1995).[Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]. In addition, the 1²Δ and 1⁴Σ^? states are found to possess the double well. 1⁴Σ⁺, 1⁴Σ^? and 1⁴Δ are found to be the inverted states with the spin–orbit coupling effect taken into account, and 1²Σ⁺, 1²Σ^?, 1²Δ, 1⁴Σ⁺, 2⁴Σ^? and 1⁴Δ are found to be the weakly bound states. The PECs are calculated by the complete active space self-consistent field method, which is followed by the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction approach with Davidson correction. The convergent behaviour of the present calculations is discussed with respect to the basis set and level of theory. All the PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. Core–valence correlation and scalar relativistic corrections are included at the same time. The spin–orbit coupling effect is accounted for by the state interaction method with the Breit–Pauli Hamiltonian. The spectroscopic parameters are evaluated and compared with available measurements and other theoretical results. The effect of spin–orbit coupling on the spectroscopic parameters is discussed. The Franck–Condon factors and radiative lifetimes of the transitions from the 1⁴Π_3/2, 1⁴Σ^?_3/2, 1²Δ_3/2 and A²Π_1/2 states to the X²Π_1/2 state are calculated for several low vibrational levels and some necessary discussion is done. It shows that the spectroscopic results reported in this paper can be expected to be reliably predicted ones.     

Study of the covalent and triplet ionic-pairing states of the fluorine molecule with the MRDCI method

The results of nonempirical calculations of the electronic structure, spectroscopic constants, and potential-energy curves for the covalent and triplet ionic-pairing states of the F₂ molecule are presented. It is shown that the covalent 1³Π_u state is weakly bound, with the depth of the potential well of this state being of about 0.05–0.2 eV. The effect of the spin-orbital interaction on the ionic-pairing states, which can result in the perturbation of the Ω=0⁺ and Ω=1 components of the ³Σ _u ^? and ³Π_u states, is analyzed. It is demonstrated that the lasing observed at λ ≈ 157 nm is caused by the transitions between the ionic-pairing state 2³Π_g and the weakly bound covalent state 1³Π_u.