Jahn-Teller and related effects in the silver trimer. II: vibrational analysis of the A 2E"-X 2E' electronic transition

The laser-excited, jet-cooled A 2E"-X 2E' electronic spectrum of the silver trimer yields detailed information about its A- and X-state vibronic structure. Following extensive parameter fitting, the absorption and emission spectra are simulated and the bands are assigned. The Jahn-Teller a...

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Published inThe Journal of chemical physics Vol. 126; no. 12; p. 124309
Main Authors Sioutis, Ilias, Stakhursky, Vadim L, Pitzer, Russell M, Miller, Terry A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 28.03.2007
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Summary:The laser-excited, jet-cooled A 2E"-X 2E' electronic spectrum of the silver trimer yields detailed information about its A- and X-state vibronic structure. Following extensive parameter fitting, the absorption and emission spectra are simulated and the bands are assigned. The Jahn-Teller analysis includes both linear and quadratic coupling terms, considered simultaneously with spin-orbit coupling. The spin-orbit splitting is shown to be largely quenched in both the A and X electronic states. The Jahn-Teller analysis of the A and X vibronic structures reveals the distortion of their corresponding potential energy surfaces.
ISSN:0021-9606