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Theoretical study of the RbHe electronic excited states
A Lecoeur1, E Hochard1, J Douady1
1Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CEA, CNRS, CIMAP, UMR 6252, BP 5133, F-14070 Caen Cedex 05, France. gervais@ganil.fr.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
|January 15, 2026
Summary
The ab initio model core polarization potential (AIM-CPP) accurately predicts electronic states and potential energy curves for the RbHe molecule. This computational method shows reliability for studying molecular excited states and ro-vibrational properties.
Area of Science:
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Quantum Chemistry
- Computational Chemistry
Background:
- Understanding electronic excited states is crucial for molecular spectroscopy.
- Accurate potential energy curves (PECs) are essential for predicting molecular behavior and ro-vibrational states.
- Rubidium-Helium (RbHe) is a weakly bound van der Waals molecule relevant to cold atom physics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the electronic excited states of the RbHe molecule.
- To evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the ab initio model core polarization potential (AIM-CPP) method for RbHe.
- To compute potential energy curves (PECs) and transition energies for RbHe.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the ab initio model core polarization potential (AIM-CPP) method.
- Calculated potential energy curves (PECs) for RbHe electronic states correlating with Rb excited states up to 4f.
- Compared AIM-CPP results with multi-reference configuration interaction (MRCI) and coupled cluster singles and doubles with perturbative triples (CCSD(T)) methods.
- Validated transition energies against high-resolution experimental absorption spectra.
Main Results:
- The AIM-CPP method provides reliable and accurate potential energy curves (PECs) for RbHe.
- Calculated PECs show good agreement with highly accurate ab initio wave function methods (MRCI, CCSD(T)).
- Transition energies computed using AIM-CPP align well with experimental spectroscopic data.
Conclusions:
- The AIM-CPP method is a robust and accurate tool for studying the electronic structure of RbHe.
- AIM-CPP can reliably predict PECs and ro-vibrational states of weakly bound molecules like RbHe.
- This study validates AIM-CPP for future investigations in atomic and molecular physics.
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