Rotational couplings electronic states

The definitions of the terms can be found in [30], but it is sufficient here to note that Ka represents the vibrational kinetic energy operator, Ep the electronic energy, Vn the nuclear repulsion operator, and the terms b and bo are elements of a matrix closely related to the inverse of the instantaneous inertia operator matrix. It should also be noted that the y terms arise from the interaction of the rotational with the electronic motion and tend to couple electronic states, even those diagonal in k. 

The expressions for the rotational energy levels (i.e., also involving the end-over-end rotations, not considered in the previous works) of linear triatomic molecules in doublet and triplet II electronic states that take into account a spin orbit interaction and a vibronic coupling were derived in two milestone studies by Hougen [72,32]. In them, the isomorfic Hamiltonian was inboduced, which has later been widely used in treating linear molecules (see, e.g., [55]). 

Let us now consider how similar the expression for rates of radiationless transitions induced by non Bom-Oppenheimer couplings can be made to the expressions given above for photon absorption rates. We begin with the corresponding (6,4g) Wentzel-Fermi golden rule expression given in Eq. (10) for the transition rate between electronic states Ti,f and corresponding vibration-rotation states Xi,f appropriate to the non BO case ... 

We recall that e, f are the vibration-rotation energies of the molecule in the anion and neutral molecule states, E denotes the kinetic energy carried away by the ejected electron, and the density of translational energy states of the ejected electron is p(E). Also recall that we use the short hand notation to symbolize the multidimensional derivative operators that arise in non BO couplings and that embody the momentum-exchange between the vibration/rotation and electronic degrees of fieedom ... 

Fig. 3. Rotational coupling matrix element between the ll (N (3p) + He (ls)) state and the states of single-electron capture.

The electronic contributions to the g factors arise in second-order perturbation theory from the perturbation of the electronic motion by the vibrational or rotational motion of the nuclei [19,26]. This non-adiabatic coupling of nuclear and electronic motion, which exemplifies a breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, leads to a mixing of the electronic ground state with excited electronic states of appropriate symmetry. The electronic contribution to the vibrational g factor of a diatomic molecule is then given as a sum-over-excited-states expression... 

In this section we present experimental results for the lifetime of individual rovibronic states of benzene at different excess energies in the Si electronic state. In this way the dependence of the lifetime of the states on their excess energy and their rotational quantum number is studied. A general model for the underlying coupling mechanism is presented, and the influence of a van der Waals bound noble-gas atom on the intramolecular dynamics is investigated. 

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