文摘
Potential energy curves of 25 low-lying electronic states of IrO are calculated with the multi-state complete active space second order perturbation theory (MS-CASPT2) method. The lowest state calculated without spin-orbit interactions has the 2¦° symmetry. However, when spin-orbit coupling effect is considered, the ground state is the X4¦¤7/2 and the 2¦°3/2 is located 633 cm?1 above. The excited A2¦¤ state splits into A2¦¤3/2 and A2¦¤1/2, which are 8233 and 9741 cm?1 higher than the X4¦¤2/7 state respectively. Electronic transitions from the two excited states H2¦¤¦¸ and D2¦°¦¸ to the A2¦¤¦¸ state produce the rotationally resolved bands observed experimentally.