Electronic transitions in Rb2+ dimers solvated in helium

Autor: Paul Martini, Harald Schöbel, Simon Albertini, Elham Ghavidel, Olof Echt, Arne Schiller, Milan Ončák, Paul Scheier
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
ISSN: 1432-881X
DOI: 10.1007/s00214-021-02728-x
Popis: We have measured depletion spectra of the heteronuclear (85Rb87Rb+) dimer cation complexed with up to 10 He atoms. Two absorption bands are observed between 920 and 250 nm. The transition into the repulsive 12Σu+state of HeRb2+gives rise to a broad feature at 790 nm (12,650 cm−1); it exhibits a blueshift of 98 cm−1per added He atom. The transition into the bound 12Πustate of HeRb2+reveals vibrational structure with a band head at ≤ 15,522 cm−1, a harmonic constant of 26 cm−1, and a spin–orbit splitting of ≤ 183 cm−1. The band experiences an average redshift of − 38 cm−1per added He atom. Ab initio calculations rationalize the shape of the spectra and spectral shifts with respect to the number of helium atoms attached. For a higher number of solvating helium atoms, symmetric solvation on both ends of the Rb2+ion is predicted.
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