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PUBLICATIONS

Ab Initio Relativistic Calculation of the RbCs Molecule

Published

Author(s)

Svetlana A. Kotochigova, Eite Tiesinga

Abstract

We apply the relativistic configuration interaction valence bond method to calculate various characteristics of the alkali-metal RbCs dimer. These include the electronic potentials and transition dipole moments between the ground and first excited states and permanent dipole moments of the ground configuration. In addition, we estimate the lifetime of the rovibrational levels of the X state due to black body radiation. These data can help experimentalists to optimize photoassociative formation of ultracold RbCs molecules and their longevity in a trap or in an optical lattice.
Citation
Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume
123
Issue
17
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

alkali-metal dimmer, electronic potentials, permanent dipole moments, RbCs molecule, relativistic valence bond method, transition dipole moments

Citation

Kotochigova, S. and Tiesinga, E. (2005), Ab Initio Relativistic Calculation of the RbCs Molecule, Journal of Chemical Physics (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created October 28, 2005, Updated February 17, 2017
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