Abinitio MRD-CI study of NO2. 1. Multi-dimensional potential surfaces for the two lowest 2A′ states

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 1542-1549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Hirsch ◽  
Robert J. Buenker

For a detailed theoretical abinitio study of the X2A1/A2B2 system of the NO2 molecule, three-dimensional potential energy surfaces have been calculated with the MRD-Cl method for both symmetric and asymmetric NO bond distances. The calculated data are given here together with the technical parameters of the respective treatment, and the main features of the surfaces are discussed. The geometrical locations and depths of the computed energy minima as well as the A–X vertical transition energy are found to be in good agreement with all known experimental data and allow for a good qualitative understanding of the overall appearance of the observed spectrum. The wavefunctions and potential energy surfaces will be used in subsequent investigations for the study of various molecular properties and coupling elements involved in the X2A1/A2B2 system of NO2.

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (06) ◽  
pp. 1175-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
RONG CHEN ◽  
HUA ZHU

We report averaged potential energy surfaces for isotopic Ne–CO2 complexes (20 Ne –13 C 16 O 2, 22 Ne –12 C 16 O 2 and 22 Ne –13 C 16 O 2). According to the latest ab initio potential of 20 Ne –12 C 16 O 2 (Chen R, Jiao EQ, Zhu H, Xie DQ, J Chem Phys133:104302, 2010) including the Q3 normal mode for the υ3 antisymmetric stretching vibration of the CO2 molecule. We obtain the averaged potentials for 20 Ne –13 C 16 O 2, 22 Ne –12 C 16 O 2 and 22 Ne –13 C 16 O 2 by the integration of the three-dimensional potential over the Q3 coordinate. The averaged potential surfaces are found to have a T-shaped global minimum and two equivalent linear local minima. The radial DVR/angular FBR method and the Lanczos algorithm are applied to calculate the rovibrational energy levels. Comparison with the available observed values showed an overall excellent agreement for all spectroscopic parameters and the microwave spectra.


2005 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 225-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
IKUO TOKUE ◽  
KATSUYOSHI YAMASAKI ◽  
SATOSHI MINAMINO ◽  
SHINKOH NANBU

To elucidate the ionization dynamics, in particular the vibrational distribution, of H 2 O +(Ã) produced by photoionization and the Penning ionization of H 2 O and D 2 O with He *(2 3S) atoms, Franck–Condon factors (FCFs) were given for the [Formula: see text] ionization, and the transition probabilities were presented for the [Formula: see text] emission. The FCFs were obtained by quantum vibrational calculations using the three-dimensional potential energy surfaces (PESs) of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] electronic states. The global PESs were determined by the multi-reference configuration interaction calculations with the Davidson correction and the interpolant moving least squares method combined with the Shepard interpolation. The obtained FCFs exhibit that the [Formula: see text] state primarily populates the vibrational ground state, as its equilibrium geometry is almost equal to that of [Formula: see text], while the bending mode (ν2) is strongly enhanced for the H 2 O +(Ã) state; the maximums in the population of H 2 O + and D 2 O + are approximately v2 = 11–12 and 15–17, respectively. These results are consistent with the distributions observed by photoelectron spectroscopy. Transition probabilities for the [Formula: see text] system of H 2 O + and D 2 O + show that the bending progressions consist primarily of the [Formula: see text] emission, with combination bands from the (1, v′2 = 4–8, 0) level being next most important.


Author(s):  
Lionel Raff ◽  
Ranga Komanduri ◽  
Martin Hagan ◽  
Satish Bukkapatnam

When the system of interest becomes too complex to permit the use of ab initio methods to obtain the system potential-energy surfaces (PES), empirical potential surfaces are frequently employed to represent the force fields present in the system under investigation. In most cases, the functional forms present in these potentials are selected on the basis of chemical and physical intuitions. The parameters of the surface are frequently adjusted to fit a very small set of experimental data that comprise bond energies, equilibrium bond distances and angles, fundamental vibrational frequencies, and perhaps measured barrier heights to reactions of interest. Such potentials generally yield only qualitative or semiquantitative descriptions of the system dynamics. Several research groups have significantly improved the accuracy of the values of the experimental properties computed using empirical potential surfaces by fitting the chosen functional form for the potential to the force fields obtained from trajectories using ab initio Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics simulations. The fitting to the force fields is usually done using a least-squares fitting approach. This method has been employed by Izvekov et al. to obtain effective non-polarizable three-site force fields for liquid water. Carré et al. have employed such a procedure to obtain a new pair potential for silica. In their investigation, the vector of potential parameters was fitted using an iterative Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. Tangney and Scandolo have also developed an interatomic force field for liquid SiO2 in which the parameters were fitted to the forces, stresses, and energies obtained from ab initio calculations. Ercolessi and Adams have used a quasi-Newtonian procedure to fit an empirical potential for aluminum to data obtained from first-principals computations. Empirical potentials can be improved by making the parameters parameterized functions of the coordinates defining the instantaneous positions of the atoms of the system. This approach has been successfully employed by numerous investigators The difficulty with this procedure is that the number of parameters that must be adjusted increases rapidly. Appropriate fitting of these parameters requires a much more extensive database. Finally, the actual fitting process can often be tedious, difficult, and time-consuming.


2020 ◽  
Vol 152 (11) ◽  
pp. 114302
Author(s):  
Alexander Teplukhin ◽  
Brian K. Kendrick

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 1971-1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Henry Werstiuk ◽  
George Timmins ◽  
Jiangong Ma ◽  
Timothy A. Wildman

A redetermination of the ultraviolet photoelectron (pe) spectrum of (Z)-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene has led to a correction of the published spectrum. By studying (Z)-2-methyl-1,3,-pentadiene (1a) and (E)-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene (1b) with MMX, MNDO, AM1, and abinitio MO computational methods and pe spectroscopy, we have shown that a combination of these methods provides useful insights on the conformational behaviour of methyl-substituted 1,3-dienes in the gas phase. Synthetic pe spectra, derived from the computed potential energy surfaces and angle-dependent orbital energies, are in good agreement with experiment. Thus, the E isomer prefers the s-trans conformer but the Z isomer prefers twisted s-cis conformations in the gas phase.


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