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Potential energy curves for calcium excited valence states

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Figure 1. Potential curves for the excited triplet and singlet states of the Ca2 dimer correlating to the 3P + 1S and 1P + 1S asymptotes.

IPA potential table

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Figure 2. Potential curves for the excited states of the Ca2 dimer correlating to the 3D + 1S and 1D + 1S asymptotes. Potential curves arrising from the 3P + 1S and 1P + 1S asymptotes are also marked.

IPA potential table

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Figure 3. Potential energy curves for the X 1 Σ+g , A 1 Σ+u (1 1S + 1 1D), c 3 Πu (1 3P + 1 1S), and a 3 Σ +u(1 3P + 1 1S) states of Ca2. Energies are in cm-1 and distances in bohr.

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Figure 4. Spin-orbit coupled potential energy curves resulting from the A 1 Σ +u (1 1S + 1 1D), c 3 Pu (1 3P + 1 1S), and a 3 Σ +u(1 3P + 1 1S) states of Ca2. Energies are in cm-1 and distances in bohr.

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Figure 5. Potential energy curves for the X 1 Σ +g and (1)3Pg (4s3d) states of Ca2. Energies are in cm-1 and distances in bohr.

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Created November 3, 2015, Updated August 18, 2025
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