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Electronic potential energy curves of the Ba2 Ground and Excited states

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Figure 1(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 0g+ states.

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Figure 1(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λg(±) states related to the 0g+ states. Full lines: Σ+ symmetry; dashed lines Π symmetry; (-·-·-·-·) Σ- state; (· · · ·) singlet states; (▲) triplet states.


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Figure 2(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 0g- states.

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Figure 2(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λg(+) states related to the 0g- states. Full lines: Σ+ symmetry; dashed lines Π symmetry; (· · · ·) singlet states; (▲) triplet states.


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Figure 3(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 1g states.

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Figure 3(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λ(±) states related to the 1g states. Full lines: Σ+ symmetry; dashed lines: Π symmetry; (-·-·-·) Σ- state; (· · · ·) singlet states; (▲) triplet states.


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Figure 4(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 3g and 2g states. Full lines: 2g states; dotted line: 3g state.

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Figure 4(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λg(+) states related to the 3g and 2g states. Dashed lines: Π symmetry; dotted lines: Δ symmetry; (· · · ·) singlet states; (▲) triplet states.


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Figure 5(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 0u+ states.

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Figure 5(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λu(+) states related to the 0u+ states. Full lines: Σ+ symmetry; dashed lines: Π symmetry; (· · · ·) singlet states; (▲) triplet states.


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Figure 6(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 0u- states.

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Figure 6(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λu(±) states related to the 0u- states. Full lines: Σ+ symmetry; dashed lines: Π symmetry; (-·-·-·-·) Σ- state; (▲) triplet states; (◇) quintuplet states.


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Figure 7(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 1u states.

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Figure 7(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λu(±) states related to the 1u states. Full lines: Σ+ symmetry; dashed lines: Π symmetry; (-·-·-·-·) Σ- state; dotted lines: Δ symmetry; (· · · ·) singlet states; (▲) triplet states; (◇) quintuplet states.


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Figure 8(a): Adiabatic potential energy curves for 3u and 2u states. Full lines: 2u states, dotted line: 3u state.

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Figure 8(b): Adiabatic potential energy curves for the 1,3Λu(±) states related to the 3u and 2u states. Full lines: Σ+ symmetry; dashed lines: Π symmetry; (-·-·-·-·) Σ- state; dotted lines: Δ symmetry; (▲) triplet states; (◇) quintuplet states.

Calculated spectroscopic constants for the adiabatic Ω states of Ba2

Reference

Created November 3, 2015, Updated August 18, 2025
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