Diatomic closed-shell molecules

ElecStateLabel

XML Element

dcs:ElecStateLabel

Description

ElecStateLabel is a label identifying the electronic state: X, A, a, B, etc..

Attributes

None

Restrictions

string

v

XML Element

dcs:v

Description

v is the vibrational quantum number.

Attributes

None

Restrictions

non-negative integer

J

XML Element

dcs:J

Description

J is the quantum number associated with the total angular momentum excluding nuclear spin, J.

Attributes

None

Restrictions

non-negative integer

F1

XML Element

dcs:F1

Description

F1 is the intermediate angular momentum quantum number associated with the coupling of the rotational angular momentum and nuclear spin of nucleus 1 where two such couplings are resolved: F1 = J + I1; F1 is often not a good quantum number.

Attributes

nuclearSpinRef: a label identifying the nuclear spin coupled to J to form the intermediate angular momentum

Restrictions

non-negative integer or half-integer; |J - I1| ≤ F1 ≤ J + I1

F

XML Element

dcs:F

Description

F is the quantum number associated with the total angular momentum including nuclear spin: F = J + I1 if only one such coupling is resolved, F = F1 + I2 if both couplings are resolved.

Attributes

nuclearSpinRef: a label identifying the nuclear spin coupled to J (or F1) to form the total angular momentum

Restrictions

non-negative integer or half-integer

r

XML Element

dcs:r

Description

r is a named, positive integer label identifying the state if no other good quantum numbers or symmetries are known.

Attributes

name: a string identifying this ranking index

Restrictions

positive integer

parity

XML Element

dcs:parity

Description

parity is the total parity: the parity of the total molecular wavefunction (excluding nuclear spin) with respect to inversion through the molecular centre of mass of all particles' coordinates in the laboratory coordinate system, the E* operation.

Attributes

None

Restrictions

'+' or '-'

asSym

XML Element

dcs:asSym

Description

asSym is (for diatomic molecules with a centre of inversion) the symmetry of the rovibronic wavefunction: 'a' or 's' such that the total wavefunction including nuclear spin is symmetric or antisymmetric with respect to permutation of the identical nuclei (P12), according to whether they are bosons or fermions respectively.

Attributes

None

Restrictions

's' or 'a'