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Potential Energy Surface Database of Group II Dimer Molecules

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Svetlana Kotochigova and Paul Julienne
NIST, PML, Quantum Measurement Division
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Experimental, Ab-initio, and Semi-Empirical Potential Energy Curves

The purpose of this work is to provide critical atomic and molecular data needed in order to evaluate the feasibility of using laser cooled and trapped Group II atomic species (Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) for ultra-precise optical clocks or quantum information processing devices.

Online: December 2003 | Last update: August 2010

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Created September 17, 2009, Updated December 6, 2019