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Spectroscopic Properties of Magnesium Dimers References

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A. Derevianko, S. Porsev, S. Kotochigova, E. Tiesinga, and P.S. Julienne
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Scattering length of the ground state Mg+Mg collision
E. Tiesinga, S. Kotochigova, and P.S. Julienne
Phys. Rev. A 65, 042722 (2002)

Subthermal linewidths in photoassociation spectra of cold alkaline earth atoms
M. Machholm, P.S. Julienne, and K. Suominen
Phys. Rev. A 65, 023401 (2002)

Ab initio calculations for the potential curves and spin-orbit coupling of Mg2
E. Czuchaj, M. Krosnicki, and H. Stoll
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Calculation of collisions between cold alkaline-earth-metal atoms in a weak laser field
M. Machholm, P.S. Julienne, and K.-A. Suominen
Phys. Rev. A 64, 033425 (2001)

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Calculation of C6 dispersion constants with coupled-cluster theory
J. Stanton
Phys. Rev. A 49, 1698 (1994)

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P.J. Gardner, et al.
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Calculation of the interaction energy in a localized representation for several diatomic systems
C. Kozmutza, E. Tfirst, and E. Kapuy
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Towards the one-particle basis set limit of second-order correlation energies: MP2-R12 calculations on small Ben and Mgn clusters (n=1-4)
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Moller-Plesset perturbation theory for van der Waals complexes bound by electron correlation effects: groundstates of the Ar and Mg dimers
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A mass spectrometric study of the alkaline earth diatomic molecules. Dissociation energies of Mg2, Ca2, and CaLi
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Determination of potential functions of diatomic molecules in high orders of perturbation theory
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G. Pacchioni and J. Koutecky
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An electron pair operator approach to coupled cluster wave functions. Application to He2, Be2, and Mg2 and comparison with CEPA methods
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The potential energy curve for the X1Σ+ state of Mg2 calculated with coupled pair many electron theory
G. Purvis and R. Bartlett
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Raman spectrum of matrix isolated molecular magnesium species
A. Givan and A. Loewenschuss
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The potential energy curve for the X1Σ+ state of Mg2 calculated with many-body perturbation theory
G. Purvis and R. Bartlett
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Determination of diatomic molecular constants using an inverted perturbation approach. Application to the A1Σu+ -X1Σg+ system of Mg2
C.R. Vidal and H. Scheingraber
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Discrete and continuous Franck-Condon factors of the Mg2 A1Σu+ - X1Σg+ system and their J dependence
H. Scheingraber and C.R. Vidal
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The electronic structure of the ground and excited states of Mg2+ and Mg2
W. Stevens and M. Krauss
J. Chem. Phys. 67, 1977 (1977)

Matrix isolation of Mg2 and Mgn molecules in neon, argon, and nitrogen hosts
L.B. Knight and M.A. Ebener
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Hybrid potentials for the 1Σg+ state of Mg2
C.W. Muhlhausen and D.D. Konowalow
Chem. Phys. 7, 143, (1975)

Absorption spectrum of the Mg2 molecule
W.J. Balfour and A.E. Douglas
Can. J. Phys. 48, 901, (1970)

Acknowledgment

The authors would like to thank William C. Stwalley, Univ. Connecticut; Peter Bernath, Univ. Waterloo; and Eberhard Tiemann, Univ. Hannover, Germany; for their assistance in locating references for this document.

Created November 2, 2015, Updated February 17, 2022