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Ab initio study of electronic states and radiative properties of the AcF molecule. / Skripnikov, Leonid V.; Oleynichenko, Alexander V.; Zaitsevskii, Andréi; Mosyagin, Nikolai S.; Athanasakis-kaklamanakis, Michail; Au, Mia; Neyens, Gerda.
в: The Journal of Chemical Physics, Том 159, № 12, 124301, 22.09.2023.Результаты исследований: Научные публикации в периодических изданиях › статья › Рецензирование
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Ab initio study of electronic states and radiative properties of the AcF molecule
AU - Skripnikov, Leonid V.
AU - Oleynichenko, Alexander V.
AU - Zaitsevskii, Andréi
AU - Mosyagin, Nikolai S.
AU - Athanasakis-kaklamanakis, Michail
AU - Au, Mia
AU - Neyens, Gerda
PY - 2023/9/22
Y1 - 2023/9/22
N2 - Relativistic coupled-cluster calculations of the ionization potential, dissociation energy, and excited electronic states under 35,000 cm$^{-1}$ are presented for the actinium monofluoride (AcF) molecule. The ionization potential is calculated to be IP$_e=48,866$ cm$^{-1}$, and the ground state is confirmed to be a closed-shell singlet and thus strongly sensitive to the $\mathcal{T}$,$\mathcal{P}$-violating nuclear Schiff moment of the Ac nucleus. Radiative properties and transition dipole moments from the ground state are identified for several excited states, achieving an uncertainty of $\sim$450 cm$^{-1}$ for the excitation energies. For higher-lying states that are not directly accessible from the ground state, possible two-step excitation pathways are proposed. The calculated branching ratios and Franck-Condon factors are used to investigate the suitability of AcF for direct laser cooling. The lifetime of the metastable $(1)^3\Delta_1$ state, which can be used in experimental searches of the electric dipole moment of the electron, is estimated to be of order 1 ms.
AB - Relativistic coupled-cluster calculations of the ionization potential, dissociation energy, and excited electronic states under 35,000 cm$^{-1}$ are presented for the actinium monofluoride (AcF) molecule. The ionization potential is calculated to be IP$_e=48,866$ cm$^{-1}$, and the ground state is confirmed to be a closed-shell singlet and thus strongly sensitive to the $\mathcal{T}$,$\mathcal{P}$-violating nuclear Schiff moment of the Ac nucleus. Radiative properties and transition dipole moments from the ground state are identified for several excited states, achieving an uncertainty of $\sim$450 cm$^{-1}$ for the excitation energies. For higher-lying states that are not directly accessible from the ground state, possible two-step excitation pathways are proposed. The calculated branching ratios and Franck-Condon factors are used to investigate the suitability of AcF for direct laser cooling. The lifetime of the metastable $(1)^3\Delta_1$ state, which can be used in experimental searches of the electric dipole moment of the electron, is estimated to be of order 1 ms.
UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.06932
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/9eab0cdd-9547-3850-b2d8-80535c0eec64/
U2 - 10.1063/5.0159888
DO - 10.1063/5.0159888
M3 - Article
VL - 159
JO - Journal of Chemical Physics
JF - Journal of Chemical Physics
SN - 0021-9606
IS - 12
M1 - 124301
ER -
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