Theoretical investigations of spectroscopic parameters and molecular constants for electronic ground state of Cl2 and its isotopes

• Published in: Chinese physics B Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 236 - 244
• Main Author: Shi De-Heng Zhang Xiao-Niu Liu Hui Zhu Zun-Lue Sun Jin-Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Cl2; 光谱参数; 分子常数; 同位素; 实验数据; 电子基态; 组态相互作用; 转动量子数
• ISSN: 1674-1056; 2058-3834
• DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/10/103401

The potential energy curve of the C12 （X1∑g＋） is investigated by the highly accurate valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction （MRCI） approach in combination with the largest correlation-consistent basis set, aug-cc-pV6Z, in the valence range. The theoretical spectroscopic parameters and the molecular constants of three isotopes, 35Cl2, 35Cl37Cl and 37Cl2, are studied. For the 35Cl2（X1∑g＋）, the values of Do, De, Re, We, we）we, ae and Be are obtained to be 2.3921 eV, 2.4264 eV, 0.19939 nm, 555.13 cm-1, 2.6772 cm-1, 0.001481 cm-1 and 0.24225 cm-1, respectively. For the 356137Cl（X1∑g＋）, the values of Do, De, Re, We, WeXe, ae and Be are calculated to be 2.3918 eV, 2.4257 eV, 0.19939 nm, 547.68 cm-1, 2.6234 cm-1, 0.00140 cm^1 and 0.23572 cm-1, respectively. And for the 37Cl2（X1∑g＋）, the values of Do, De, Re, We, WeXe, ae and Be are obtained to be 2.3923 eV, 2.4257 eV, 0.19939 nm, 540.06 cm-1, 2.5556 cm-1, 0.00139 cm-1 and 0.22919 cm-1, respectively. These spectroscopic results are in good agreement with the available experimental data. With the potential of Cl2 molecule determined at the MRCI/aug-cc-pV6Z level of theory, the total of 59 vibrational states is predicted for each isotope when the rotational quantum number J equals zero （J = 0）. The theoretical vibrational levels, classical turning points, inertial rotation and centrifugal distortion constants are determined when J = 0, which are in excellent accordance with the available experimental findings.