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.     

BF自由基X1∑+和a3∏态光谱常数和分子常数研究

采用内收缩多参考组态相互作用方法和相关一致基aug-cc-pV6Z, 对BF自由基X¹∑⁺和a³∏ 态的势能曲线进行了研究. 计算是在0.095---1.33 nm的核间距内进行的. 为获得更准确的结果, 计算中还考虑了Davidson修正、相对论修正及核价相关修正对势能曲线的影响. 相对论修正采用的方法是二阶DouglasKroll哈密顿近似, 修正计算是在cc-pV5Z基组水平上进行的. 核价相关修正使用的是cc-pCV5Z基组. 利用得到的势能曲线, 拟合出了各种修正下BF自由基X¹∑⁺和a³∏ 态的光谱常数D_e, R_e, ω_e, ω_ex_e, ω_ey_e, B_e和α_e、并与实验结果进行了比较. 结果表明: 考虑Davidson修正、相对论修正和核价相关修正后得到的光谱常数最接近实验结果. 利用修正后的势能曲线, 通过求解径向振转Schrödinger方程, 找到了转动量子数J = 0时这两个电子态的全部振动态, 并计算了每一电子态前20个振动态的振动能级、惯性转动常数和离心畸变常数, 其值与已有的实验结果较为一致. 本文得到的光谱常数和分子常数达到了很高的精度, 能为进一步的光谱实验提供可靠的参考.     

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.     

BF自由基X~1Σ~+和a~3Π态光谱常数和分子常数研究

采用内收缩多参考组态相互作用方法和相关一致基aug-cc-pV6Z,对BF自由基X~1∑~+和a~3Π态的势能曲线进行了研究.计算是在0.095-133 nm的核间距内进行的.为获得更准确的结果,计算中还考虑了Davidson修正、相对论修正及核价相关修正对势能曲线的影响.相对论修正采用的方法是二阶DouglasKroll哈密顿近似,修正计算是在cc-pV5Z基组水平上进行的.核价相关修正使用的是cc-pCV5Z基组.利用得到的势能曲线,拟合出了各种修正下BF自由基X~1∑~+和a~3Ⅱ态的光谱常数De,Re,ωe,ωeχe,ωeye,Be和αe、并与实验结果进行了比较.结果表明:考虑Davidson修正、相对论修正和核价相关修正后得到的光谱常数最接近实验结果.利用修正后的势能曲线,通过求解径向振转Schr6dinger方程,找到了转动量子数J=0时这两个电子态的全部振动态,并计算了每一电子态前20个振动态的振动能级、惯性转动常数和离心畸变常数,其值与已有的实验结果较为一致.本文得到的光谱常数和分子常数达到了很高的精度,能为进一步的光谱实验提供可靠的参考.     

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.     

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     

Extensive spectroscopic calculations on 12 low-lying electronic states of AlN molecule including transition properties

Using the CASSCF method followed by the internally contracted MRCI approach in combination with the correlation-consistent basis sets, the potential energy curves (PECs) are calculated for the X³Π, A³Σ^-, B³Σ⁺, C³Π, E³Δ, a¹Σ⁺, b¹Π, c¹Δ, d¹Σ⁺, e¹Π, 2³Σ^? and 3³Σ^? electronic states of AlN molecule for internuclear separations from 0.1 to 1.0 nm. All the electronic states correlate to the three dissociation channels, Al(²P_u) + N(⁴S_u), Al(²P_u) + N(²D_u) and Al(²P_u) + N(²P_u). Of these 12 electronic states, only the 2³Σ^? possesses the double well. The PECs determined by the internally contracted MRCI approach are corrected for size-extensivity errors by means of the Davidson correction. The convergent behavior of present calculations is observed with respect to the basis set and level of theory. The effect of core-valence correlation and scalar relativistic corrections on the spectroscopic parameters is discussed. Scalar relativistic correction calculations are performed by the third-order Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian approximation at the level of cc-pVTZ basis set. Core-valence correlation corrections are included with a cc-pCVTZ basis set. All the PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. The spectroscopic parameters are evaluated by fitting the first ten vibrational levels when available, which are obtained by solving the ro-vibrational Schrödinger equation with the Numerov’s method. The spectroscopic parameters are compared with those reported in the literature. Excellent agreement is found between the present results and the measurements. Analyses show that the spectroscopic parameters reported in this paper can be expected to be reliably predicted ones. The Franck-Condon factors and radiative lifetimes of the transitions from the A³Σ^?, B³Σ⁺, C³Π, a¹Σ⁺ and b¹Π electronic states to the ground state are calculated for several low vibrational levels, and some necessary discussion has been made.     

SiN自由基X2∑+, A2Π和B2∑+ 电子态的光谱常数研究

采用内收缩多参考组态相互作用(MRCI)方法, 结合价态范围内的最大相关一致基aug-cc-pV6Z, 计算了SiN自由基X²∑⁺, A²Π 和B²∑⁺电子态的势能曲线. 采用Davidson修正来避免由于MRCI方法本身的大小一致性缺陷产生的误差. 为了提高计算精度, 进一步考虑了相对论修正和核价相关修正对势能曲线的影响. 本文的相对论修正是利用二阶Douglas-Kroll 哈密顿近似在cc-pV5Z基组水平进行的; 同时核价相关修正是在cc-pCV5Z基组水平进行的. 对这些势能曲线进行拟合, 得到各种水平下三个电子态的光谱常数(T_e, R_e, ω_e, ω_ex_e, α_e和B_e), 并详细分析了Davidson修正、相对论修正和核价相关修正对光谱常数的影响. 与其他理论结果和实验数据进行比较, 可知本文的结果更精确、更完整.     

MRCI study on spectroscopic and molecular properties of four low-lying electronic states of the BO radical

The potential energy curves (PECs) of four low-lying electronic states of the BO radical, including two ²Σ⁺ and two ²Π states, 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 combination with the cc-pV5Z basis set for internuclear separations from 0.05 to 2.0 nm. The effect on the PECs by the relativistic correction has been taken into account. With these PECs, the spectroscopic parameters (T_e, D₀, D_e, R_e, ω_e, ω_ex_e, α_e and B_e) of two main isotopologues (¹¹B¹⁶O and ¹⁰B¹⁶O) have been determined. These parameters have been compared in detail with those of previous investigations reported in the literature, and excellent agreement has been found between the available data and the present results. By solving the radial Schrödinger equation of nuclear motion, 60 vibrational states for the ¹¹B¹⁶O(X²Σ⁺), 60 for the ¹⁰B¹⁶O(X²Σ⁺), 66 for the ¹¹B¹⁶O(A²Π) and 64 for the ¹⁰B¹⁶O(A²Π) are predicted for the non-rotating molecule. For each vibrational state of the ¹¹B¹⁶O(X²Σ⁺), ¹⁰B¹⁶O(X²Σ⁺), ¹¹B¹⁶O(A²Π) and ¹⁰B¹⁶O(A²Π), the vibrational level G(υ), inertial rotation constant B_υ and centrifugal distortion constant D_υ have been determined. Comparison with the available data shows that the present molecular constants are reliable and accurate. The ro-vibrational levels have been calculated for the X²Σ⁺ and A²Π states of two main species for future laboratory research.     

Ab initio calculations on the ground and excited states of InI

Potential energy curves (PECs) of the ground and the low-lying excited states of the InI molecule are computed using the internally contracted multireference singles and doubles configuration interaction with the Davidson correction (ic-MR-CISD + Q) method based on the relativistic effective core potentials (RECPs). The spectroscopic constants are obtained, including the excitation energy (T _e), the equilibrium bond distance (R _e), the dipole moment (μ_e) and the vibrational constants (ω_e and ω_e). Finally, we predict the transition dipole moments, the radiative lifetimes, and the Franc-Condon factors for the transitions of A³Π₀+ ? X¹Σ₀ ⁺ and B³Π^l ? X¹Σ₀ ⁺,. The results reveal that A³Π₀+ and B³Π_l are long-lived states with the lifetimes being of the order of microseconds.     

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 spectroscopic properties of 10 Λ-S states and 25 Ω states of BS<Superscript>+</Superscript> cation including the electronic transition properties

The potential energy curves of 10 Λ–S states of BS⁺ yielded from the first four dissociation limits are calculated by the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction approach with the Davidson correction. The core-valence correlation and scalar relativistic corrections are included. Basis on the calculated potential energy curves, the spectroscopic parameters are evaluated. All the PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. The spin-orbit coupling are taken into account by the state interaction method with the Breit-Pauli Hamiltonian. Finally, the transition dipole moments, Franck-Condon Factors and radiative lifetimes of transitions from the 2³Π_0-, 2³Π₀₊, 2³Σ₀ ^- and 2³Σ₁ ^- states to ground state 1³Π₂ are predicted for future experiment.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

用MRCI方法研究CS+同位素离子X2Σ+和A2Π态的光谱常数与分子常数

利用内收缩多参考组态相互作用方法和价态范围内的最大相关一致基aug-cc-pV6Z, 在0.05—0.60 nm的核间距范围内计算了CS⁺离子X²Σ+和A²Π态的势能曲线. 利用CS⁺离子的势能曲线并在同位素质量修正的基础上, 拟合出了X²Σ+和A²Π态的同位素离子^{1 关键词： 同位素识别 势能曲线 光谱常数 分子常数}     

The electronic structure of the low lying sextet and quartet states of CrF and CrCl

The electronic structure of CrF and CrCl in X ⁶Σ⁺, ⁶Π, ⁶Δ, A⁶Σ⁺, ⁴Σ⁺, ⁴Π, and ⁴Δ states that correlate with the low lying ⁶S, ⁶D, and ⁴D states of Cr⁺ have been studied, using large atomic natural orbital (ANO) basis sets and a variety of ab initio methods, including multi-reference configuration interaction (MRCI) and coupled cluster with perturbative triples (RCCSD(T)). We include scalar relativistic effects perturbatively and also explore the consequence of correlating the 3s and 3p electrons on the transition metal. We report T _e, R _e,ω_e, as well as dipole moments, bond energies, and charge distributions and compare with the available experimental data as well as previous theoretical results.     

Ab initio study of PN electronic states – a qualitative interpretation of the perturbation and predissociation effects on observed transitions

Valence and high electronic states of PN have been calculated with accurate quantum chemistry methods. The variety of theoretical methods used includes complete active space self-consistent field, multireference configuration interaction and the newly developed explicitly correlated coupled cluster methods. The large correlation-consistent atomic orbitals basis sets AVQZ, AV5Z and AV(5+d)Z are used for the potential energy curves calculations in the bonding and long-range regions. The spectroscopic constants (R_e, B_e, ω_e, ω_ex_e, α_e, D_e, T_e) and the vibrational levels of the bound valence states (X¹Σ⁺, A¹Π, a³Σ⁺, d ³Δ, e³Σ^?, C¹Σ^?, b³Π, D ¹Δ and E¹Σ⁺ and some higher bound states) are determined and compared with experimental findings when available. Significant spin–orbit interactions between triplet states and A¹Π and E¹Σ⁺ excited states are found near the crossing points of the potential energy curves and could explain predissociation phenomena and the perturbations of the vibrational levels experimentally observed for PN in their A¹Π and E¹Σ⁺ states.