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.

Explicitly correlated configuration interaction investigation on low-lying states of SiO^+ and SiO

SiO^+ and SiO, which play vital roles in astrophysics and astrochemistry, have long attracted considerable attention.However, accurate information about excited states of SiO^+ is still limited. In this work, the structures of 14 Λ–S states and 30? states of SiO^+ are computed with explicitly correlated configuration interaction method. On the basis of the calculated potential energy curves of those Λ–S states and ? states, the spectroscopic constants of bound states are evaluated, which are in good agreement with the latest experimental results. The predissociation mechanism of B^2Σ^+ state is illuminated with the aid of spin–orbit coupling matrix elements. On the basis of the calculated potential energy curves and transition dipole moments, the radiative lifetime for each of low-lying vibrational states B^2Σ^+and A^2Π is estimated. The laser cooling scheme of SiO^+ is proposed by employing B^2Σ^+–X^2Σ^+ transition. Finally, the vertical ionization energy values from SiO(X^1Σ^+) to ionic states: SiO^+ , X^2Σ^+, B^2Σ^+, and A^2Π are calculated, which agree well with experimental measurements.