The spectrum of carbon monoxide is important for astrophysical media, such as planetary atmospheres, interstellar space, exoplanetary and stellar atmospheres; it also important in plasma physics, laser physics and combustion. Interpreting its spectral signature requires a deep and thorough understanding of its absorption and emission properties. A new accurate spectroscopic model for the ground and electronically-excited states of the CO molecule computed at the aug-cc-pV5Z CASSCF/MRCI+Q level is reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA spin-orbit coupling electronic structure study of the AlZn molecule is conducted to investigate the molecular properties of the low-lying electronic states and their feasibility toward direct laser cooling. This study uses the complete active-space self-consistent field level of theory, followed by the multireference configuration interaction method with Davidson correction (+Q). The potential energy and dipole moment curves and the spectroscopic constants are computed for the low-lying doublet and quartet electronic states in the 2S+1Λ± and Ω(±) representations.
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June 2024
The electronic structure, including the spin-orbit coupling effect of the HfH molecule, has been studied to determine if it can be cooled through Doppler and Sysphus laser cooling techniques. The multi-reference configuration interaction plus Davidson correction (MRCI + Q) method has been used to calculate its potential energy curves (P.E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAb initio CASSCF/MRCI + Q calculations have been used to investigate the electronic structure and transition properties of the alkaline earth astatine molecules SrAt and BaAt. The adiabatic potential energy curves have been computed and plotted for the low-lying electronic states in the representations Λ and Ω (with and without spin-orbit coupling effect). The spectroscopic and vibrational constants have been deduced for the corresponding bound states.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis work presents a theoretical study of the laser cooling feasibility of the molecule LuF, in the fine structure level of approximation. An ab-initio complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF)/MRCI with Davidson correction calculation has been done in the Λ and Ω representations. The corresponding adiabatic potential energy curves and spectroscopic parameters have been investigated for the low-lying electronic states.
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