A /sup 1/Pi--X /sup 1/. sigma. /sup +/ band system in CH/sup +/ and CD/sup +/: theoretical spectroscopic constants and lifetimes
Polarization propagator calculation of spectroscopic constants and radiative lifetimes for the A /sup 1/Pi--X /sup 1/..sigma../sup +/ band system are presented. The spectroscopic constants agree well with experimental and other theoretical values. We have also performed an iterative Rydberg-Klein-Rees (RKR) calculation of B/sub e/, ..omega../sub e/, and ..omega../sub e/x/sub e/ for the experimental X /sup 1/..sigma../sup +/ state.The calculated radiative lifetime for the A /sup 1/Pi state (v'=0) is 660 ns and 598 ns, with theoretical and experimental potential energy curves, respectively. This difference (about 60 ns) indicates the inaccuracy in the present calculation. Experimentally the most recent estimate of the A /sup 1/Pi (v'=0) state is 630 +- 50 ns, and theoretically the Yoshimine et al. transition moment gives tau (A /sup 1/Pi, v'=0) =722 ns.The radiative lifetimes calculated for CD/sup +/ are between 1.3% and 3.9% larger than the corresponding CH/sup +/ lifetimes.
- Research Organization:
- Research Institute for Physics, Stockholm
- OSTI ID:
- 7219689
- Journal Information:
- Astrophys. J.; (United States), Vol. 216:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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