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Ab Initio Study on the Electronic Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of Lanthanum Monohydride (LaH)
Shan Sun1, Yufeng Gao1, Zunlue Zhu1
1School of Physics, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.
Abstract:
The electronic structure of the 12 Λ-S low-lying electronic states and their corresponding Ω states of LaH was studied using the multireference configuration interaction method with Davidson correction (MRCI+Q). Furthermore, the permanent dipole moments (PDMs) and the electronic transition dipole moments (TDMs) among the low-lying electronic states were calculated as well. Based on the aforementioned results, we calculated the Franck-Condon factors and spontaneous radiative lifetimes for relevant excited states. Theoretical calculations show that LaH exhibits multiple transitions with highly diagonal Franck-Condon factors; however, it is not a promising candidate for laser cooling research. These arise from (1) long excited-state radiation lifetime and (2) non-negligible branching ratio to intermediate electronic states.
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