Further Investigations of the A <- X transition of the Kr.NO and Xe.NO complexes using (1+1) REMPI spectroscopy

The Ã?X~ transitions of the KNO and XNO molecular complexes have been recorded with improved quality. In both cases the origin band consists of a single feature, consistent with a (near) linear à state. The spectra demonstrate a wealth of structure, which increases in complexity to higher energy; this is interpreted in terms of a weakening of the interaction as the internal energy increases. Dissociation energies for both the X~ and à states are derived. Attempts to record the corresponding spectra for NNO were unsuccessful. The trend in the binding energies in the X~ and à states of RNO (Rg=He–Xe) is discussed

High-quality interatomic potential for Li+ center dot He

CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVQZ and CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV5Z methods have been employed to obtain accurate interatomic potentials for Li+e, from which spectroscopic parameters are derived. A potential is presented using the larger basis set consisting of 91 points (R?1.3 Å). An accurate value for the long-range D4 parameter could be obtained from the potential, but it was not possible to extract higher Dn terms. Since accurate values for Dn (n=4, 6, 7 and 8) could be derived from literature data, these parameters were fixed (and damped), allowing the short-range potential to be fitted accurately to a Born–Mayer potential