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Structuring a quantum solvent around a weakly bound dopant: the He-Cs2(3Sigma(u)) complex.

Rita Prosmiti¹, Gerardo Delgado-Barrio, Pablo Villarreal

¹Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, C.S.I.C., Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain.

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Area of Science:

Physical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Atomic and Molecular Physics

Background:

Cesium dimers (Cs2) interacting with helium (He) are model systems for van der Waals complexes.
Understanding these interactions is key to predicting the behavior of larger atomic aggregates.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the structure and energetics of helium-cesium (HeCs2) molecules.
To develop an accurate analytical model for HeCs2 interactions.
To predict bound states of HeCs2 using variational and Quantum Monte Carlo methods.

Main Methods:

Ab initio calculations at the Coupled Cluster Singles Doubles with Triples (CCSD(T)) level.
Development of an analytical Lennard-Jones potential model.
Variational calculations and Quantum Monte Carlo simulations.

Main Results:

Identified shallow potential wells for T-shaped and linear HeCs2 geometries.
Developed an analytical model that accurately reproduces ab initio interaction energies.
Predicted a single bound state for both boson (-0.106 cm(-1)) and fermion (-0.042 cm(-1)) HeCs2.

Conclusions:

The developed analytical model effectively describes HeCs2 interactions.
The predicted bound states provide insights into the stability of such complexes.
This work lays the foundation for studying larger helium-cesium aggregates.