High-precision calculations of van der Waals coefficients for heteronuclear alkali-metal dimers

2001/02/12 by Andrei Derevianko, A. Derevianko, J. F. Babb +1 · 2 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Muon and positron interactions and applications #physics.atom-ph #physics.chem-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.63.052704

published as Phys. Rev. A 63 (2001) 052704 · 11 pages, 2 figs, graphicx.sty

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Abstract

van der Waals coefficients for the heteronuclear alkali-metal dimers of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and Fr are calculated using relativistic ab initio methods augmented by high-precision experimental data. We argue that the uncertainties in the coefficients are unlikely to exceed about 1%.

Citations

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