Abstract
Spectroscopic investigation of lanthanum monofluoride molecule LaF is carried out by ab-initio methods and all the observed band systems are predicted through the fine structure of LaH. This structure consisted of 67 Ω(±) states is calculated by taking into account the spin–orbit coupling effect of lanthanum. Therefore, these Ω(±) states are degenerated from 33 low-lying 1,3Λ(±) states below 33,200 cm−1. The potential energy curves (PECs) of 1,3Λ(±) and Ω(±) states are displayed in the range of internuclear distance from 1.40 to 3.00 Å and their spectroscopic constants (\({R}_{e}\),\({T}_{e}\), \({\omega }_{e}\), \({\omega }_{e}{\chi }_{e}\)) are reported. Moreover, the permanent and the transition dipole moments are plotted as a function of internuclear distance. Furthermore, the composition of the Ω(±) state-wave functions in terms of Λ-S parent states is calculated at the equilibrium internuclear distance of the ground state. Furthermore, through calculating the splitting energy between the spin–orbit components of a 3Λ(±) state, Hund’s case of many states involved in the observed band systems is determined.
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Assaf, J., Assaf, R. & Hassan, F.E.H. Ab-initio study of the electronic structure of LaF including spin–orbit coupling. J Mol Model 28, 170 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-022-05157-0
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