Perturbations in the Spectra of Diatomic molecules

PrefaceChapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What Is a Perturbation? 1.2 Structural Models 1.3 Elementary Properties of Angular Momenta in Diatomic Molecules 1.4 Estimation of Parameters in a Model Hamiltonian Data Compilations ReferencesChapter 2 Terms Neglected in the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation 2.1 The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation 2.2 Basis Functions 2.3 Electrostatic Perturbations 2.4 Spin Part of the Hamiltonian 2.5 Rotational Perturbations ReferencesChapter 3 Methods of Deperturbation 3.1 Variational Calculations 3.2 The Van Vleck Transformation and Effective Hamiltonians 3.3 Approximate Solutions 3.4 Exact Solutions 3.5 Typical Examples of Fitted Perturbations ReferencesChapter 4 Interpretation of the Perturbation Matrix Elements 4.1 Calculation of the Vibrational Factor 4.2 Order of Magnitude of Electrostatic Perturbation Parameters: Interactions between Valence and Rydberg States of the Same Symmetry 4.3 Order of Magnitude of Spin Parameters 4.4 Order of Magnitude of Rotational Perturbation Parameters 4.5 Pure Precession Approximation 4.6 R-Dependence of the Spin Interaction Parameters 4.7 Beyond the Single-Configuration Approximation 4.8 Identification and Location of Metastable States by Perturbation Effects ReferencesChapter 5 Effects of Perturbations on Transition Intensities 5.1 Intensity Factors 5.2 Intensity Borrowing 5.3 Interference Effects 5.4 Forbidden Transitions; Intensity Borrowing by Mixing with a Remote Perturber 5.5 Special Effects ReferencesChapter 6 Predissociation 6.1 Introduction to Predissociation 6.2 Experimental Aspects of Predissociation 6.3 Theoretical Expressions for Widths and Level Shifts 6.4 Mulliken's Classification of Predissociations 6.5 The Vibrational Factor 6.6 The Electronic Interaction Strength 6.7 Interference Effects 6.8 Isotope Effects 6.9 Examples of Predissociation 6.10 Case of Intermediate Coupling Strength 6.11 Indirect (Accidental) Predissociation 6.12 Some Recipes for Interpretation ReferencesChapter 7 Autoionization 7.1 Experimental Aspects 7.2 The Nature of Autoionized States 7.3 Autoionization Widths 7.4 Rotational Autoionization 7.5 Vibrational Autoionization 7.6 Spin-Orbit Autoionization 7.7 Electronic (or Electrostatic) Autoionization 7.8 Validity of the Approximations ReferencesIndex