ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Configuration-interaction calculations, with an extended basis, are carried out on the ground and lower excited states of O2 and O2+ at and near the equilibrium internuclear distance (R = 2.3 a.u.) of the ground state of O2. Particular attention has been paid to the two lowest 3Σu- states, and the mixing of the valence and Rydberg characters in these states are studied. The lowest 3Σu- state is a Rydberg-type state for R 〈 2.3 a.u., but becomes valence-type for R ≳ 2.3 a.u. The second 3Σu- state, which is 1.6 eV above the lowest 3Σu- at R = 2.3 a.u., changes its character from Rydberg to valence, valence to Rydberg, and then to valence again when R increases from 1.9 to 3.1 a.u. Satisfactory agreement between the calculated and experimental vertical excitation energies is obtained.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560150509
