Abstract
The potential energy and spin–orbit functions have been calculated for several electronic states of CS and CS−. Comparison with experimental data for CS shows very good agreement, making reliable predictions possible for the CS− molecule such as the existence of long-lived metastable states. The a 4Σ−, b 4Π, and a 6Π states were found to lie energetically below the triplet or quintet states of the CS molecule. The calculated spin–orbit integrals between the electronic states suggest that the depletion of the J = 5/2 or 7/2 components in the Π states will mainly occur via weak interactions with the electron continuum wave. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
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