Possible long-lived quartet resonance states of CO-

Authors
Dreuw, A Sommerfeld, T Cederbaum, LS
Citation
A. Dreuw et al., Possible long-lived quartet resonance states of CO-, THEOR CH AC, 100(1-4), 1998, pp. 60-64
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY ACCOUNTS
ISSN journal
1432881X → ACNP
Volume
100
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
60 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
1432-881X(199812)100:1-4<60:PLQRSO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Two states of CO- which are expected to live longer than the well-known (2) Pi shape resonance are examined and the results obtained are compared with the analogous states of the isoelectronic N-2(-) system. The (4)Sigma(-) an d (4)Pi states are found to be stable with respect to dissociation. The lat ter state is also stable with respect to single-electron loss to its parent neutral state. The lifetime of this state is supposed to be long, but not necessarily long enough to allow detection in a mass spectrometer.