Ab initio Study of Anharmonic Force Field and Spectroscopic Constants for Germanium Dichloride

Ab initio study of the equilibrium structure, spectroscopy constants, and anharmonic force field for several isotopomers of germanium dichloride （70GeCl2, 72GECl2, and 76GeCl2） have been carried out at the MP2 and CCSD（T） levels of theory using cc-pVTZ basis set. The cal- culated geometries, rotational constants, vibration-rotation interaction constants, harmonic frequencies, anharmonic constants, quartic and sextic centrifugal distortion constants, cubic and quartic force constants are compared with experimental data. For small mass differences of the Ge isotopes, the isotopic effects for germanium dichloride are much weaker. The agreements are satisfactory for these two methods, but the deviations of CCSD（T） results are slightly larger than that of MP2, because of CCSD（T）＇s inadequate treatment of electron correlation in hypervalent Cl atom.

A High-Precision Calculation of Bond Length and Spectroscopic Constants of Hg2 Based on the Coupled-Cluster Theory with Spin-Orbit Coupling

Based on the two-component relativistic effective core potential and matched basis sets cc-pwcvnz-pp （n=Q, 5）, combining the completed basis-set extrapolation of electronic correlation energy and the fourth-order polynomial fitting technique, the bond length and spectroscopic constants of Hg2 are studied by the coupled cluster theory with spin-orbit coupling. Spin-orbit coupling is included in the post Hartree-Fock procedure, i.e., in the coupled- cluster iteration, to obtain more reliable theoretical results. The results show that our theoretical values agree with the experimental values very well and will be helpful to understand the spectral character of Hg2.

Valence Bond Study of Dissociation Behavior and Spectroscopic Constants for the Ground States of LiF and NaF

Ab initio VB calculations were used to determine the accurate spectroscopic parameters of the ground states of LiF and NaF. A set of potential energy curves corresponding to the ground states including ionic and covalent interactions, pure ionic interaction and covalent interaction were generated using the VBSCF method. Curve crossing in the dissociation processes of LiF and NaF was discussed. The optimized VB wave functions suggest that LiF and NaF are of high ionicity, and their ionic weights are 86 2% and 94 6%, respectively. NaF has a higher ionicity. The main difference between atom F and ion F - and the effect of the proper description of this difference on dissociation energies were investigated.

Spectroscopic properties and radiative lifetimes of SiTe:A high-level multireference configuration interaction investigation

The 18 A-S states correlated to the lowest dissociation limit of SiTe were calculated by using a high-level multirefer-ence configuration interaction （MRCI） method, including scalar relativistic and spin-orbit coupling effects. Based on the calculated potential energy curves, the spectroscopic constants of bound states were determined, which are well consistent with previous experimental results. The spin-orbit matrix elements between the A-S states were computed, which lead to an in-deoth understanding, of oerturbations on the electronic state a^3∏. Finally. the transition dioole moments of allowed transitionsA^1∏-X^1∑^＋,E^1∑^＋-X^1∑^＋,a^3∏-d^3△,a^3∏-d^3△,a^∏-a′^3∑^＋,a^3∏-e^3∑^-,and the radiative lifetimes of A^1∏,E^1∑^＋,and a^3∏ were evaluated.

Spectroscopy and molecule opacity investigation on excited states of SiS

The SiS molecule,which plays a significant role in space,has attracted a great deal of attention for many years.Due to complex interactions among its low-lying electronic states,precise information regarding the molecular structure of SiS is limited.To obtain accurate information about the structure of its excited states,the high-precision multireference configuration interaction(MRCI)method has been utilized.This method is used to calculate the potential energy curves(PECs)of the 18Λ–S states corresponding to the lowest dissociation limit of SiS.The core–valence correlation effect,Davidson’s correction and the scalar relativistic effect are also included to guarantee the precision of the MRCI calculation.Based on the calculated PECs,the spectroscopic constants of quasi-bound and bound electronic states are calculated and they are in accordance with previous experimental results.The transition dipole moments(TDMs)and dipole moments(DMs)are determined by the MRCI method.In addition,the abrupt variations of the DMs for the 1^(5)Σ^(+)and 2^(5)Σ^(+)states at the avoided crossing point are attributed to the variation of the electronic configuration.The opacity of SiS at a pressure of 100 atms is presented across a series of temperatures.With increasing temperature,the expanding population of excited states blurs the band boundaries.

Ab Initio Calculation on Spectroscopic Properties and Radiative Lifetimes of Low-Lying Excited States of NaK

We performed high-level ab initio calculations on electronic structure of Na K. The potential energy curves (PECs) of 10 Λ-S states correlated with the three lowest dissociation limits have been calculated. On the basis of the calculated PECs, the spectroscopic constants of the boundΛ-S states are obtained, which are in good agreement with experimental results. The maximum vibrational quantum numbers of the singlet ground state X^1Σ^+ and the triplet ground state a^3Σ^+ have been analyzed with the semiclassical scattering theory. Transition properties including transition dipole moments, Franck-Condon factors, and radiative lifetimes have been investigated. The research results indicate that such calculations can provide fairly reliable estimation of parameters for the ultracold alkali diatomic molecular experiment.

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∑＋, A^2П and B^2∑＋ 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 （Be, αe and ωeχe） of these states. For the X2∑＋ state, the obtained values of De, Be, αe, ωeχe, Re and ωe 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 A2H state, the present values of De, Be,αe, ωeχe, Re and We 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 B2E＋ state, the present values of De, Be, αe, ωeχe, Re and We 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 Schr6dinger 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.

Accurate Theoretical Study of LiS Radical and Its Singly Charged Cation and Anion in their Ground Electronic State

Potential energies of LiS（^2∏）, LiS-（^1E＋） and LiS＋ （^3E-） are calculated by using the multi- reference configuration interaction method including Davidson correction and the augmented correlation-consistent basis sets aug-cc-PV（X＋d）Z （X=T, Q）. Such obtained potential energies are subsequently extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. Both the core-valence correction and the relativistic effect are also considered. The analytical potential energy functions are then obtained by fitting such accurate energies utilizing a least-squares fitting procedure. By using such analytical potential energy functions, we obtain the accurate spectroscopic parameters, complete set of vibrational levels and classical turning points. The present results are compared well with the experimental and other theoretical work.

The splitting of low-lying states for hydroxyl molecule under spin orbit coupling

The splitting of potential energy curves for the states X^2Ⅱ3/2, ^2Ⅱ1/2 and A^2∑＋ of hydroxyl OH under spin-orbit coupling （SOC） has been calculated by using the SO multi-configuration quasi-degenerate perturbation theory （SO- MCQDPT）. Their Murrell Sorbic （M-S） potential functions have been derived, then, the spectroscopic constants for X^2Ⅱ3/2, ^2Ⅱ1/2 and A^2∑＋ have been derived from the M-S function. The calculated dissociation energies for the three states are Do[OH（X^2Ⅱ3/2）]=34966,632cm^-1, Do[OH（^2Ⅱ1/2）]=34922.802cm^-1, and Do[OH（A^2∑ ）]=17469.794cm^-1, respectively. The vertical excitation energy u[^2Ⅱ1/2（v = 0） → X^2Ⅱ3/2（v = 0）] = 139.6cm^-1. All the spectroscopic data for the X^2Ⅱ3/2 and ^2Ⅱ1/2 are given for the first time except the dissociation energy of X^2Ⅱ3/2.

The splitting of low-lying or low excited states for hydride molecules (cations) of the third period under spin-orbit coupling

This paper reports that the splitting of potential energy curves for the low-lying or low excited states for hydride molecules （cations） （MgH, AlH^＋, SiH, PH^＋, SH,ClH^＋） of the third period under Spin-Orbit Coupling has been calculated by using the Spin-Orbit Multi-Configuration Quasi-Degenerate Perturbation Theory （SO-MCQDPT） method. Then, spectroscopic constants of the split states have been derived from the Murrell-Sorbie function. The calculated dissociation energies for the spectrum branch terms have been given, respectively. The spectroscopic constants and dissociation energies for the spectrum branch terms are given for the first time in this paper.

The theoretical study on the potential energy curves for X^1Σ^+, A^1Π and C^1Σ^- states of SiO molecule

This paper applies the symmetry-aziapted-cluster/symmetry-adapted-cluster configuration-interaction （SAC/SACCI） method to optimize the structures for X^1∑^＋, A^1 Ⅱ and C^1 ∑^- states of SiO molecule with the basis sets D95＋＋, 6-311＋＋G and 6-311＋＋G^＊＊. Comparing the obtained results with the experiments, it gets the conclusion that the basis set 6-311＋＋G^＊＊ is most suitable for the optimal structure calculations of X^1.∑^＋, A^Ⅱ and C^1∑^- states of SiO molecule. The whole potential energy curves for these electronic states are further scanned by using SAC/6-311＋＋G^＊＊ method for the ground state and SAC-CI/6-311＋＋G^＊＊ method for the excited states, then use a least square method to fit Murrell^Sorbie functions, at last the spectroscopic constants and force constants are calculated, which are in good agreement with the experimental data.

The theoretical study on the potential energy curve for X^3△ state of TiO molecule

This paper applies the density functional theory method to optimise the structure for X3A state of TiO molecule with the basis sets 6-31G, 6-31＋＋G and 6-311G^＊＊. Comparing the attained results with the experiments, it obtains the conclusion that the basis set 6-31＋＋G is most suitable for the optimal structure calculations of X3A state of TiO molecule. The whole potential energy curve for the electronic state is further scanned by using B3P86/6-31＋＋G method for the ground state, then it uses a least square fitted to Murrell-Sorbie functions, at last it calculates the spectroscopic constants and force constants, which are in better agreement with the experimental data.

Low-lying electronic states of CuN calculated by MRCI method

The high accuracy ab initio calculation method of multi-reference configuration interaction（MRCI） is used to compute the low-lying eight electronic states of CuN.The potential energy curves（PECs） of the X;∑;,1;Π,2;∑;,1;△,1;△,1;∑;,1;Π,and;∑;in a range of R=0.1 nm-0.5 nm are obtained and they are goodly asymptotes to the Cu（;S;） + N（;S;） and Cu（;S;）+N（;D;） dissociation limits.All the possible vibrational levels,rotational constants,and spectral constants for the six bound states of X;∑;,1;Π,2;∑;,1;△,1;∑;,and 1;Π are obtained by solving the radial Schrdinger equation of nuclear motion with the Le Roy provided Level 8.0 program.Also the transition dipole moments from the ground state X;∑;to the excited states 1;Π and 2;∑;are calculated and the result indicates that the 2;∑-X;∑ transition has a much higher transition dipole moment than the 1;Π-X;∑;transition even though the l;Π state is much lower in energy than the 2;∑;state.

Globally accurate ab initio based potential energy surface of H_2O^+(X^4A'')

A globally accurate potential energy surface is reported for the electronic ground-state H2O＋. The ab initio energies utilized to map the potential energy surface are calculated at the multireference configuration interaction method employing the aug-cc-pVQZ basis set and the full valence complete active space wave function as reference. In order to improve accu- racy of the resulting raw ab initio energies, they are then extrapolated to the complete basis set limit and most importantly to the full configuration-interaction limit by semiempirically correcting the dynamical correlation using the double many- body expansion-scaled external correlation method. The topographical features of the current potential energy surface were examined in detail, which agree nicely with those of other theoretical work.

Multireference calculations on low-lying states and the X^3 Π_u -~3 Π_g absorption spectra of indium dimers

Multireference configuration interaction calculations are carried out on 11 Λ–S low-lying electronic states of indium dimers. The states are investigated with spin–orbit pseudopotentials via the state-interacting method, and characterized by fitted spectroscopic constants based on computed potential energy curves. The vibrational structures of the double-potential well 0^＋g （I） （ ^3 Σ g^- ） state are also analyzed. The experimentally observed absorption spectrum centred at ～ 13000cm-1 is simulated and assigned to X 3 Πu （v＇=0）–3Πg transition according to the present ab initio calculations on transition energies and dipole moment functions.

Multi-reference configuration-interaction calculations on multiply charged ions of carbon monosulfide

The potential energy curves for neutrals and multiply charged ions of carbon monosulfide are computed with highly correlated multi-reference configuration interaction wavefunctions.The correlations of inner-shell electrons with the scalar relativistic effects are included in the present computations.The spectroscopic constants,dissociation energies,ionization energies for ground and low-lying excited states together with corresponding electronic configurations of ions are obtained,and a good agreement between the present work and existing experiments is found.No theoretical evidence is found for the adiabatically stable CSq＋（q〉2） ions according to the present ab initio calculations.The calculated values for 1st-6th ionization energies are 11.25,32.66,64.82,106.25,159.75,and 224.64 eV,respectively.The kinetic energy release data of fragments are provided by the present work for further experimental comparisons.

Ab initio investigation of sulfur monofluoride and its singly charged cation and anion in their ground electronic state

The SF radical and its singly charged cation and anion, SF＋ and SF-, have been investigated on the MRCI/aug-cc- pVXZ （X = Q, 5, 6） levels of theory with Davidson correction. Both the core-valence correlation and the relativistic effect are considered. The extrapolating to the complete basis set （CBS） limit is adopted to remove the basis set truncation error. Geometrical parameters, potential energy curves （PECs）, vibrational energy levels, spectroscopic constants, ionization po- tentials, and electron affinities of the ground electronic state for all these species are obtained. The information with respect to molecular characteristics of the SFn （n = -1, 0, ＋ 1） systems derived in this work will help to extend our knowledge and to guide further experimental or theoretical researches.

Theoretical study on the transition properties of AlF

Potential energy curves of the X^(1)Σ+and A;Πstates of the Al F molecule are studied through the combination of the multi-reference configuration interaction(MRCI)approach and Davidson corrections(MRCI+Q).The AWCV5 Z basis set is employed in the calculations.The transition dipole moments(TDMs)of the A;Π■X^(1)Σ+transition are explored based on the AWCV5 Z basis set and(4,2,2,0)active space.The Schrödinger equation is solved via the LEVEL 8.2 program,and the vibrational levels and rotational constants of the X^(1)Σ+and A1Πstates are calculated.It is shown that the Al F molecule has high diagonal Franck-Condon factors(f00=0.9949 and f11=0.9854)and large Einstein coefficients for the transition of A;Π(ν′=0)■X^(1)Σ+(ν′′=0).In addition,the radiative lifetimes of the vibrational levels are close to 10-9 s for the A;Πstate.The line intensities of the A;Π(ν′=4-15)■X^(1)Σ+(ν′′=0)transitions are also calculated.The calculated TDMs and transition probabilities in this work are credible and provide some guidance for the study of similar transitions,particularly for exploring interstellar space.

Further investigations of the low-lying electronic states of AsO^+ radical

The high level quantum chemistry ab inito multi-reference configuration interaction （MRCI） method with large V5Z basis set is used to calculate the spectroscopic properties of the 15 A-S electronic states （X1∑＋, A I П, 1 △, 1 ∑, 3∑＋, 3П, 3△, 3△ , 5∑＋, 5П, 5△, 1П （II）, ofAsO＋ radical correlated to the dissociation limit As＋（3pg） ＋ O（3pg） and As＋（IDg） ＋ O（1Dg）. In order to obtain better potential curves and more accurate spectroscopic properties, the Davidson modification is taken into account. With the potential energy curves （PECs） determined here, vibrational levels G（v） and inertial rotation constants Bu are computed for all the bound electronic states when the rotational quantum number J equals zero （J = 0）. Except for the states X1∑＋, A1П , it is the first time that the multi-reference configuration calculation has been used on the 13 A-S electronic states of the AsO＋ radical. The potential energy curves of all the A-S electronic states are depicted according to the avoided crossing rule of the same symmetry. Spin-orbit coupling effect （SOC） is introduced into the states X1 ∑＋, A1 П, 3П to consider its effects on the spectroscopic properties. Transition dipole moments （TDMs） from A1П 1, 3 П1 states to the ground state X1∑0＋ are predicted as well.

Laser cooling of CH molecule: Insights from ab initio study

The feasibility of laser cooling a CH molecule is investigated theoretically by employing the ab initio method. The potential energy curves for the five ∧-S states and eight Ω states of CH are determined by the multi-reference configuration interaction with the Davidson corrections（MRCI＋Q） level of theory. The results agree well with the available experimental data and other theoretical values. Also, the permanent dipole moments and transition dipole moments of the CH molecule are calculated at the multi-reference configuration interaction（MRCI） level. We find highly diagonally distributed FranckCondon factors（f00 = 0.9950 and 0.9998） and branching ratios（R00 = 0.983 and 0.993） for the A^2△→ X2Π and C^2∑^＋→X^2Π transitions. Moreover, the values of suitable radiative lifetime τ of the A2 A and C^2∑^＋ states are evaluated to be9.64×10^-7 s and 2.02×10^-7 s, respectively, for rapid laser cooling. A scheme for laser cooling the CH molecule is designed. In the proposed cooling scheme, three wavelengths for A^2△→X^2Π and C^2∑^＋→X^2Π transitions are used, and the main pump lasers are λ00=430.86 nm and 313.45 nm, respectively. The feasibility of laser cooling the CH molecules is demonstrated for each of these schemes, and this study offers a theoretical basis for experimental research into preparation of cold CH molecules.