Ab initio configuration interaction study on the electronic structure of the X2Σ+, B2Σ+ and 32Σ+ states of SiO+

The energy levels and electronic structure of the X²Σ⁺, B²Σ⁺ and 3²Σ⁺ states of SiO⁺ are studied using ab initio configuration interaction (CI) calculations at and around their equilibrium internuclear distances R _e. Spectroscopic constants and the vertical excitation energy from the SiO⁺ X²Σ⁺ state are predicted for the 3²Σ⁺ state. Based on the calculated CI wavefunctions, avoided crossings of the potential energy curve for the 3²Σ⁺ state and a near-degeneracy effect in the avoided crossing region are examined. The effects of the mixing of excited configuration state functions in the total electronic wavefunctions for the 1–3 ²Σ⁺ states are investigated by analysing correlation energies in terms of the contributions from classes of excited configurations. The importance of both the near-degeneracy effect and the correlation energy effect in describing correctly the electronic structure of the 3 ²Σ⁺ state in the neighbourhood of its R _e is discussed.     

Analysis of the bands of the B2Σ+-X2Σ+ transition in 12C16O+ and 13C16O+

The First Negative bands of ¹²C¹⁶O⁺ and ¹³C¹⁶O⁺, in the spectral region 40 000–46 000 cm⁻¹, have been photographed at a resolution sufficient to resolve the spin-doubled components. These data for ¹²C¹⁶O⁺, along with previously reported data of the same transitions, as well as microwave transitions of ¹²C¹⁶O⁺ in the ground state, have been explicitly included in a least-squares fit to determine the most precise set of molecular constants to date for the B²Σ⁺ and X²Σ⁺ states of ¹²C¹⁶O⁺. Furthermore, we report a rotational analysis of the First Negative bands of ¹³C¹⁶O⁺ for the first time. Several molecular constants characterizing ¹³C¹⁶O⁺ in the B²Σ⁺ and the X²Σ⁺ states, including spin-doubling parameters, have been determined.     

Rotational Analysis of the B2Σ+-X2Σ+ Bands of 12C18O+

The emission spectrum of the B²Σ⁺-X²Σ⁺ (First Negative) system of the molecular ion ¹²C¹⁸O⁺ have been photographed at a resolution sufficient to observe the spin splitting of the lines with N > 18. Four bands, 0-1, 0-3, 1-4 and 2-5, have been rotationally analyzed and the molecular constants of the B²Σ⁺ , v = 0,1, 2 and X²Σ⁺ , v =1, 3, 4, 5 have been obtained.     

High-resolution laser excitation spectroscopy: Analysis of the B2Σ+-X2Σ+ system of CaCl

Single-mode cw dye laser excitation spectra of the (0, 0), (1, 1), and (2, 2) bands of the B²Σ⁺-X²Σ⁺ system of CaCl have been observed and assigned. Some 300 independent photo-luminescence spectra have been used in making the rotational assignment and demonstrate the power of the technique of line-by-line analysis in unraveling complex spectra. Spectroscopic constants (cm^?1) obtained from a weighted least squares fit of the data are given below. Numbers in parentheses refer to 95% confidence limits in the last digit.

     

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Rotational Analysis of the 1–4 Band of the B 2Σ+–X 2Σ+ System of 14C16O+     

W. Szajna  M. Zachwieja  R. Kępa 《光谱学快报》2013,46(3):207-212

ABSTRACT

High-resolution emission spectrum of the 1–4 band of the B ²Σ⁺–X ²Σ⁺ transition of ¹⁴C¹⁶O⁺ was observed for the first time by conventional emission spectroscopy. The band spectrum was excited in a water-cooled Geissler lamp filled with commercial gaseous carbon monoxide enriched in about 80% of the radiocarbon ¹⁴C. A rotational analysis has been carried out and obtained molecular constants have been merged with previously published data for the B ²Σ⁺–A ²Π_i and A ²Π_i–X ²Σ⁺ transitions. The principal equilibrium constants for the ground X ²Σ⁺ state obtained from this work are ω_e = 2121.7726(98), ω_e x _e = 13.9055(27), B _e = 1.815290(30), α_e = 1.6594(33) × 10^?2, and γ_e = ? 0.377(73) × 10^?4 cm^?1. Also, presently known experimental equilibrium molecular constants of the X ²Σ⁺ states of the CO⁺ isotopic molecules are summarized and isotopic dependence of the B _e and ω _e constants is discussed.     

8.

Accurate potential energy function and spectroscopic study of the X~2Σ~+,A~2Ⅱ and B~2Σ~+ states of the CP radical          下载免费PDF全文

刘玉芳  贾毅 《中国物理 B》2011,(3):174-180

This paper calculates the equilibrium internuclear separations,the harmonic frequencies and the potential energy curves of the X 2 Σ +,A 2Ⅱ and B 2 Σ + states of the CP radical by the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction method with correlation-consistent basis sets(aug-cc-pV6Z for C atom and aug-cc-pVQZ for P atom).The potential energy curves are all fitted with the analytic potential energy function by the least-square fitting.Employing the analytic potential energy function,we determine the spectroscopic constants(B e,α e and ω e χ e) of these states.For the X 2 Σ + state,the obtained values of D e,B e,α e,ω e χ e,R e and ω e are 5.4831 eV,0.792119 cm 1,0.005521 cm 1,6.89653 cm 1,0.15683 nm,12535.11 cm 1,respectively.For the A 2Ⅱ state,the present values of D e,B e,α e,ω e χ e,R e and ω e are 4.586 eV,0.703333 cm 1,0.005458 cm 1,6.03398 cm 1,0.16613 nm,1057.89 cm 1,respectively.For the B 2 Σ + state,the present values of D e,B e,α e,ω e χ e,R e and ω e are 3.506 eV,0.677561 cm 1,0.00603298 cm 1,5.68809 cm 1,0.1696 nm,822.554 cm 1,respectively.For these states,the vibrational states with the rotational quantum number J equals zero(J = 0) are studied by solving the radial nuclear Schro¨dinger equation using the Numerov method.For each vibrational state,the vibrational level,the classical turning points,the rotational inertial and the centrifugal distortion constants are calculated.Comparison is made with recent theoretical and experimental results.     

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Molecule opacities of X~2Σ~+, A~2Π, and B~2Σ~+ states of CS~+          下载免费PDF全文

《中国物理 B》2019,(5)

Carbon sulfide cation(CS~+) plays a dominant role in some astrophysical atmosphere environments. In this work, the rovibrational transition lines are computed for the lowest three electronic states, in which the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction approach(MRCI) with Davison size-extensivity correction(+Q) is employed to calculate the potential curves and dipole moments, and then the vibrational energies and spectroscopic constants are extracted. The Frank–Condon factors are calculated for the bands of X~2~+Σ~+–A~2Π and X~2Σ~+–B~2Σ~+systems, and the band of X~2Σ~+–A~2Π is in good agreement with the available experimental results. Transition dipole moments and the radiative lifetimes of the low-lying three states are evaluated. The opacities of the CS~+ molecule are computed at different temperatures under the pressure of 100 atms. It is found that as temperature increases, the band systems associated with different transitions for the three states become dim because of the increased population on the vibrational states and excited electronic states at high temperature.     

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Simulation of the Ã2Σ+–X̃2Π absorption and emission spectra of the SiCCl radical     

Alexander O. Mitrushchenkov  Vincent Brites 《Molecular physics》2015,113(13-14):1695-1703

     

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High resolution emission spectroscopy of the E2Π–X2Σ+ transition of SrH and SrD     

R.S. Ram  K. Tereszchuk  K.A. Walker  P.F. Bernath 《Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy》2012,271(1):15-19

Emission spectra of SrH and SrD have been studied at high resolution using a Fourier transform spectrometer. The molecules have been produced in a high temperature furnace from the reaction of strontium metal vapor with H₂/D₂ in the presence of a slow flow of Ar gas. The spectra observed in the 18 000–19 500 cm^?1 region consist of the 0–0 and 1–1 bands of the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition of the two isotopologues. A rotational analysis of these bands has been obtained by combining the present measurements with previously available pure rotation and vibration–rotation measurements for the ground state, and improved spectroscopic constants have been obtained for the E²Π state. The present analysis provides spectroscopic constants for the E²Π state as ΔG(½) = 1166.1011(15) cm^?1, B_e = 3.805503(32) cm^?1, α_e = 0.098880(47) cm^?1, r_e = 2.1083727(89) Å for SrH, and ΔG(½) = 839.1283(23) cm^?1, B_e = 1.918564(15) cm^?1, α_e = 0.034719(23) cm^?1, r_e = 2.1121943(83) Å for SrD.     

12.

Fine and hyperfine structure in the X2Σ+ state of gas-phase yttrium monoxide     

《Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy》1987,122(1):103-112

The A²Π_r-X²Σ⁺ visible spectrum of gas-phase yttrium monoxide has been studied at sub-Doppler resolution to obtain information on the spin-rotation and ⁸⁹Y nuclear magnetic hyperfine interactions. The observations were fitted to an effective Hamiltonian model that neglected the nuclear magnetic hyperfine interactions in the excited electronic state. An interpretation of the determined parameters in terms of possible electronic configurations is presented.     

13.

Near-resonant electronic energy transfer induced by first- and second-order long-range potentials between the two states A1Σu+ and X1Σg+ of Li2 and Na2     

《Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy》1986,117(2):206-215

Collision-induced rotational transitions between different electronic states are treated theoretically in the Born approximation for a second-order long-range interaction potential. It is shown that the experimentally observed cross sections for resonant channels in the A → X transfer of Li₂ are reproduced by this simple calculation taking the two terms' first-order dipole-dipole and second-order interaction potentials into consideration.     

14.

Reinvestigation of the vacuum ultraviolet spectrum of CO and isotopic species: The B1Σ+ ↔ X1Σ+ transition     

《Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy》1987,121(2):309-336

     

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A theoretical study of rotational-vibrational levels of the lower two 2Σ+ states of the CaH molecule     

《Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy》1987,121(2):283-293

Computation of the rotational vibrational levels of the X²Σ⁺ and B²Σ⁺ states of the CaH molecule is carried out by using the adiabatic potential curves obtained by an ab initio SCF-CI calculation (N. Honjou, M. Takagi, M. Makita, and K. Ohno, J. Phys. Soc. Japan 50, 2095–2100 (1981)). Due to two minima in the adiabatic potential curve of the B²Σ⁺ state, an irregularity is found in the rotational-vibrational levels.     

16.

Rotational and rovibrational transitions in the a 1Δ2 and b 1Σ+0+ states of sulfur monoxide radical     

Wei Xing  Jinfeng Sun 《Molecular physics》2020,118(8)

ABSTRACT

Sulfur monoxide radical has widely been detected in outer space using ground-state spectroscopy. The a ¹Δ₂ and b ¹Σ⁺₀₊ states of this radical have low excitation energies, and they possibly exist in outer space. In this work, the potential energy curves and dipole moment functions of the two states were evaluated using the complete active space self- consistent field method, followed by the valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction approach. The transition line positions, oscillator strengths, band transition dipole matrix elements, Einstein A coefficients, and Franck–Condon factors of all transitions were calculated for lower vibrational levels at rotational angular momentum quantum number J up to 150. The transition line positions calculated in this study are in good agreement with the experimental results. The rovibrational transition became noticeably weak at Δυ > 5. Comparing the results of a ¹Δ₂ and b ¹Σ⁺₀₊ states reported in this paper with the previous values, we conclude that these results are the most accurate and complete to date.     

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Einstein A coefficients and absolute line intensities for the E2Π–X2Σ+ transition of CaH     

Gang Li  Jeremy J. Harrison  Ram S. Ram  Colin M. Western  Peter F. Bernath 《Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer》2012,113(1):67-74

Einstein A coefficients and absolute line intensities have been calculated for the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition of CaH. Using wavefunctions derived from the Rydberg–Klein–Rees (RKR) method and electronic transition dipole moment functions obtained from high-level ab initio calculations, rotationless transition dipole moment matrix elements have been calculated for all 10 bands involving v′=0,1 of the E²Π state and v″=0,1,2,3,4 of the X²Σ state. The rotational line strength factors (Hönl–London factors) are derived for the intermediate coupling case between Hund's case (a) and (b) for the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition. The computed transition dipole moments and the spectroscopic constants from a recent study [Ram et al., Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 2011;266:86–91] have been combined to generate line lists containing Einstein A coefficients and absolute line intensities for 10 bands of the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition of CaH for J-values up to 50.5. The absolute line intensities have been used to determine a rotational temperature of 778±3 °C for the CaH sample in the recent study.     

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The ion-molecule reaction O+ (4S) + N2(X1Σ+) → NO+ (X1Σ +, v′) + N(4S) and the predissociation of the A2Σ+ and B2Π states of N2O+     

G. CHAMBAUD  H. GRITLI  P. ROSMUS  H.-J. WERNER  P. J. KNOWLES 《Molecular physics》2013,111(21):1793-1802

The potential energy surfaces (PESs) for several electronic states involved in the reaction O⁺ (⁴S) + N₂(X¹Σ⁺) → NO⁺ (X¹Σ ⁺, v′) + N(⁴S) and the role of the ionic N₂O⁺ intermediate have been investigated by ab initio calculations. The ⁴A″ PES, which correlates with the ground state educts, has a barrier of about 1 eV, and therefore at low collision energies the reaction cannot take place adiabatically on this surface. However, the spin-orbit coupling in the entrance channel allows the system to pass into the Renner-Teller system of the X² Π electronic ground state of the N₂O⁺ intermediate. The reaction then proceeds on these surfaces up to the region in the exit channel where a similar coupling allows it to reach the product quartet asymptote. At collision energies higher than about 1 eV, the reaction proceeds mainly on the adiabatic PES of the ⁴A″ state. The A²Σ⁺ state of N₂O⁺ predissociates via a vibronic coupling with the B²Π state, and in bent structures via a spin-orbit coupling with the ⁴A″ component of the ⁴II state. The electronic structure of the B²Π state is found to be of crucial importance for the understanding of the reactive processes in low lying electronic states of N₂O⁺.     

19.

The B2Σ+ state of zinc deuteride     

《Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy》1986,119(1):126-136

Conventional high-resolution photographic spectroscopy has been employed to study the B²Σ-X²Σ emission system of zinc deuteride in the region 280–370 nm. The B-X system of ZnD is reported for the first time and 17 such bands have been rotationally analyzed. Many local rotational perturbations have been found in the B state and are attributable to interactions with the A²Π state. The rotational and vibrational data for ZnH (after Stenvinkel) and ZnD are complementary and enable the RKR curve for the B state to be mapped with reasonable accuracy for almost 10 000 cm⁻¹. B-X Franck-Condon factors for ZnH and ZnD are also reported.     

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Potential energy functions for the ground state X3Σ- and excited state 1Σ+ of UO     

H. Y. Wang  Z. H. Zhu  T. Gao  Y. B. Fu  X. L. Wang  Y. Sun 《Molecular physics》2013,111(13):875-878

Based on group theory and atomic and molecular reactive statics (AMRS), the ground state X³Σ^? and excited state ¹Σ⁺ of UO and their reasonable dissociation limits are derived successfully. Using the MP2 method with the relativistic e? ective core potential and valence electron basis set (5s4p3d4f)/[3s3p2d2f] for the U atom and basis set 6-311G* for the O atom, the present work has calculated the potential energy curves for the ground state Χ³Σ^? and excited state ¹Σ⁺ of UO. The equilibrium distance and dissociation energy are 0.1833 nm and 6.9241 eV for the Χ³Σ^? state, and 0.1825 nm and 8.8756eV for the ¹Σ⁺ state. Spectroscopic data are derived for the first time.     

	$\text{X}{}^2\text{Σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$	$\text{B}{}^2\text{Σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$
$\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$	0	16856.69(2)
$\text{ω}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$	369.8(10)	366.8(10)
$\text{ω}{}_{\mathrm{e}}\text{x}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$	1.13(20)	1.28(20)
$\text{B}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$	0.15200(54)	0.15448(54)
$\text{α}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$	0.00063(34)	0.00073(35)
$\text{D}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$	1.027(16) × 10?7	1.097(17) × 10?7
$\text{γ}{}_{\mathrm{e}}$ (spin-rotation)	+0.003	?0.0630(16)

Rotational Analysis of the 1–4 Band of the B 2Σ+–X 2Σ+ System of 14C16O+

ABSTRACT

High-resolution emission spectrum of the 1–4 band of the B ²Σ⁺–X ²Σ⁺ transition of ¹⁴C¹⁶O⁺ was observed for the first time by conventional emission spectroscopy. The band spectrum was excited in a water-cooled Geissler lamp filled with commercial gaseous carbon monoxide enriched in about 80% of the radiocarbon ¹⁴C. A rotational analysis has been carried out and obtained molecular constants have been merged with previously published data for the B ²Σ⁺–A ²Π_i and A ²Π_i–X ²Σ⁺ transitions. The principal equilibrium constants for the ground X ²Σ⁺ state obtained from this work are ω_e = 2121.7726(98), ω_e x _e = 13.9055(27), B _e = 1.815290(30), α_e = 1.6594(33) × 10^?2, and γ_e = ? 0.377(73) × 10^?4 cm^?1. Also, presently known experimental equilibrium molecular constants of the X ²Σ⁺ states of the CO⁺ isotopic molecules are summarized and isotopic dependence of the B _e and ω _e constants is discussed.     

Accurate potential energy function and spectroscopic study of the X~2Σ~+,A~2Ⅱ and B~2Σ~+ states of the CP radical

This paper calculates the equilibrium internuclear separations,the harmonic frequencies and the potential energy curves of the X 2 Σ +,A 2Ⅱ and B 2 Σ + states of the CP radical by the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction method with correlation-consistent basis sets(aug-cc-pV6Z for C atom and aug-cc-pVQZ for P atom).The potential energy curves are all fitted with the analytic potential energy function by the least-square fitting.Employing the analytic potential energy function,we determine the spectroscopic constants(B e,α e and ω e χ e) of these states.For the X 2 Σ + state,the obtained values of D e,B e,α e,ω e χ e,R e and ω e are 5.4831 eV,0.792119 cm 1,0.005521 cm 1,6.89653 cm 1,0.15683 nm,12535.11 cm 1,respectively.For the A 2Ⅱ state,the present values of D e,B e,α e,ω e χ e,R e and ω e are 4.586 eV,0.703333 cm 1,0.005458 cm 1,6.03398 cm 1,0.16613 nm,1057.89 cm 1,respectively.For the B 2 Σ + state,the present values of D e,B e,α e,ω e χ e,R e and ω e are 3.506 eV,0.677561 cm 1,0.00603298 cm 1,5.68809 cm 1,0.1696 nm,822.554 cm 1,respectively.For these states,the vibrational states with the rotational quantum number J equals zero(J = 0) are studied by solving the radial nuclear Schro¨dinger equation using the Numerov method.For each vibrational state,the vibrational level,the classical turning points,the rotational inertial and the centrifugal distortion constants are calculated.Comparison is made with recent theoretical and experimental results.     

Molecule opacities of X~2Σ~+, A~2Π, and B~2Σ~+ states of CS~+

Carbon sulfide cation(CS~+) plays a dominant role in some astrophysical atmosphere environments. In this work, the rovibrational transition lines are computed for the lowest three electronic states, in which the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction approach(MRCI) with Davison size-extensivity correction(+Q) is employed to calculate the potential curves and dipole moments, and then the vibrational energies and spectroscopic constants are extracted. The Frank–Condon factors are calculated for the bands of X~2~+Σ~+–A~2Π and X~2Σ~+–B~2Σ~+systems, and the band of X~2Σ~+–A~2Π is in good agreement with the available experimental results. Transition dipole moments and the radiative lifetimes of the low-lying three states are evaluated. The opacities of the CS~+ molecule are computed at different temperatures under the pressure of 100 atms. It is found that as temperature increases, the band systems associated with different transitions for the three states become dim because of the increased population on the vibrational states and excited electronic states at high temperature.     

High resolution emission spectroscopy of the E2Π–X2Σ+ transition of SrH and SrD

Emission spectra of SrH and SrD have been studied at high resolution using a Fourier transform spectrometer. The molecules have been produced in a high temperature furnace from the reaction of strontium metal vapor with H₂/D₂ in the presence of a slow flow of Ar gas. The spectra observed in the 18 000–19 500 cm^?1 region consist of the 0–0 and 1–1 bands of the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition of the two isotopologues. A rotational analysis of these bands has been obtained by combining the present measurements with previously available pure rotation and vibration–rotation measurements for the ground state, and improved spectroscopic constants have been obtained for the E²Π state. The present analysis provides spectroscopic constants for the E²Π state as ΔG(½) = 1166.1011(15) cm^?1, B_e = 3.805503(32) cm^?1, α_e = 0.098880(47) cm^?1, r_e = 2.1083727(89) Å for SrH, and ΔG(½) = 839.1283(23) cm^?1, B_e = 1.918564(15) cm^?1, α_e = 0.034719(23) cm^?1, r_e = 2.1121943(83) Å for SrD.     

Fine and hyperfine structure in the X2Σ+ state of gas-phase yttrium monoxide

The A²Π_r-X²Σ⁺ visible spectrum of gas-phase yttrium monoxide has been studied at sub-Doppler resolution to obtain information on the spin-rotation and ⁸⁹Y nuclear magnetic hyperfine interactions. The observations were fitted to an effective Hamiltonian model that neglected the nuclear magnetic hyperfine interactions in the excited electronic state. An interpretation of the determined parameters in terms of possible electronic configurations is presented.     

Near-resonant electronic energy transfer induced by first- and second-order long-range potentials between the two states A1Σu+ and X1Σg+ of Li2 and Na2

Collision-induced rotational transitions between different electronic states are treated theoretically in the Born approximation for a second-order long-range interaction potential. It is shown that the experimentally observed cross sections for resonant channels in the A → X transfer of Li₂ are reproduced by this simple calculation taking the two terms' first-order dipole-dipole and second-order interaction potentials into consideration.     

A theoretical study of rotational-vibrational levels of the lower two 2Σ+ states of the CaH molecule

Computation of the rotational vibrational levels of the X²Σ⁺ and B²Σ⁺ states of the CaH molecule is carried out by using the adiabatic potential curves obtained by an ab initio SCF-CI calculation (N. Honjou, M. Takagi, M. Makita, and K. Ohno, J. Phys. Soc. Japan 50, 2095–2100 (1981)). Due to two minima in the adiabatic potential curve of the B²Σ⁺ state, an irregularity is found in the rotational-vibrational levels.     

Rotational and rovibrational transitions in the a 1Δ2 and b 1Σ+0+ states of sulfur monoxide radical

ABSTRACT

Sulfur monoxide radical has widely been detected in outer space using ground-state spectroscopy. The a ¹Δ₂ and b ¹Σ⁺₀₊ states of this radical have low excitation energies, and they possibly exist in outer space. In this work, the potential energy curves and dipole moment functions of the two states were evaluated using the complete active space self- consistent field method, followed by the valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction approach. The transition line positions, oscillator strengths, band transition dipole matrix elements, Einstein A coefficients, and Franck–Condon factors of all transitions were calculated for lower vibrational levels at rotational angular momentum quantum number J up to 150. The transition line positions calculated in this study are in good agreement with the experimental results. The rovibrational transition became noticeably weak at Δυ > 5. Comparing the results of a ¹Δ₂ and b ¹Σ⁺₀₊ states reported in this paper with the previous values, we conclude that these results are the most accurate and complete to date.     

Einstein A coefficients and absolute line intensities for the E2Π–X2Σ+ transition of CaH

Einstein A coefficients and absolute line intensities have been calculated for the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition of CaH. Using wavefunctions derived from the Rydberg–Klein–Rees (RKR) method and electronic transition dipole moment functions obtained from high-level ab initio calculations, rotationless transition dipole moment matrix elements have been calculated for all 10 bands involving v′=0,1 of the E²Π state and v″=0,1,2,3,4 of the X²Σ state. The rotational line strength factors (Hönl–London factors) are derived for the intermediate coupling case between Hund's case (a) and (b) for the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition. The computed transition dipole moments and the spectroscopic constants from a recent study [Ram et al., Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 2011;266:86–91] have been combined to generate line lists containing Einstein A coefficients and absolute line intensities for 10 bands of the E²Π–X²Σ⁺ transition of CaH for J-values up to 50.5. The absolute line intensities have been used to determine a rotational temperature of 778±3 °C for the CaH sample in the recent study.     

The ion-molecule reaction O+ (4S) + N2(X1Σ+) → NO+ (X1Σ +, v′) + N(4S) and the predissociation of the A2Σ+ and B2Π states of N2O+

The potential energy surfaces (PESs) for several electronic states involved in the reaction O⁺ (⁴S) + N₂(X¹Σ⁺) → NO⁺ (X¹Σ ⁺, v′) + N(⁴S) and the role of the ionic N₂O⁺ intermediate have been investigated by ab initio calculations. The ⁴A″ PES, which correlates with the ground state educts, has a barrier of about 1 eV, and therefore at low collision energies the reaction cannot take place adiabatically on this surface. However, the spin-orbit coupling in the entrance channel allows the system to pass into the Renner-Teller system of the X² Π electronic ground state of the N₂O⁺ intermediate. The reaction then proceeds on these surfaces up to the region in the exit channel where a similar coupling allows it to reach the product quartet asymptote. At collision energies higher than about 1 eV, the reaction proceeds mainly on the adiabatic PES of the ⁴A″ state. The A²Σ⁺ state of N₂O⁺ predissociates via a vibronic coupling with the B²Π state, and in bent structures via a spin-orbit coupling with the ⁴A″ component of the ⁴II state. The electronic structure of the B²Π state is found to be of crucial importance for the understanding of the reactive processes in low lying electronic states of N₂O⁺.     

The B2Σ+ state of zinc deuteride

Conventional high-resolution photographic spectroscopy has been employed to study the B²Σ-X²Σ emission system of zinc deuteride in the region 280–370 nm. The B-X system of ZnD is reported for the first time and 17 such bands have been rotationally analyzed. Many local rotational perturbations have been found in the B state and are attributable to interactions with the A²Π state. The rotational and vibrational data for ZnH (after Stenvinkel) and ZnD are complementary and enable the RKR curve for the B state to be mapped with reasonable accuracy for almost 10 000 cm⁻¹. B-X Franck-Condon factors for ZnH and ZnD are also reported.     

Potential energy functions for the ground state X3Σ- and excited state 1Σ+ of UO

Based on group theory and atomic and molecular reactive statics (AMRS), the ground state X³Σ^? and excited state ¹Σ⁺ of UO and their reasonable dissociation limits are derived successfully. Using the MP2 method with the relativistic e? ective core potential and valence electron basis set (5s4p3d4f)/[3s3p2d2f] for the U atom and basis set 6-311G* for the O atom, the present work has calculated the potential energy curves for the ground state Χ³Σ^? and excited state ¹Σ⁺ of UO. The equilibrium distance and dissociation energy are 0.1833 nm and 6.9241 eV for the Χ³Σ^? state, and 0.1825 nm and 8.8756eV for the ¹Σ⁺ state. Spectroscopic data are derived for the first time.