Calculation of exchange energies using algebraic perturbation theory

B. L. Burrows, A. Dalgarno, and M. Cohen
Phys. Rev. A 81, 042508 – Published 14 April 2010

Abstract

An algebraic perturbation theory is presented for efficient calculations of localized states and hence of exchange energies, which are the differences between low-lying states of the valence electron of a molecule, formed by the collision of an ion Y+ with an atom X. For the case of a homonuclear molecule these are the gerade and ungerade states and the exchange energy is an exponentially decreasing function of the internuclear distance. For such homonuclear systems the theory is used in conjunction with the Herring-Holstein technique to give accurate exchange energies for a range of intermolecular separations R. Since the perturbation parameter is essentially 1/R, this method is suitable for large R. In particular, exchange energies are calculated for X2+ systems, where X is H, Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs.

  • Received 10 February 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.81.042508

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

B. L. Burrows1,*, A. Dalgarno2,†, and M. Cohen3,‡

  • 1Mathematics Section Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology Staffordshire University, Beaconside, Stafford ST18 0DG, United Kingdom
  • 2Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
  • 3Department of Physical Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem IL-91904, Israel

  • *B.L.Burrows@staffs.ac.uk
  • adalgarno@cfa.harvard.edu
  • maurice@fh.huji.ac.il

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Vol. 81, Iss. 4 — April 2010

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