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 Title: Simultaneous evaluation of multiple rotationally excited states of floppy molecules using diffusion monte carlo Author(s): McCoy, Anne B Contributor(s): Petit, Andrew S.; Marlett, Melanie L.; Ford, Jason E. Subject(s): Theory and Computation Abstract: In this work, an extension to diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) is proposed, allowing for the simultaneous calculation of the energy and wave function of multiple rotationally excited states of floppy molecules.\footnote{A. S. Petit, J. E. Ford and A. B. McCoy, J. Phys. Chem. A, in press, K. D. Jordan Festschrift, DOI: 10.1021/jp408821a} The total wave function is expanded into a set of Dirac $\delta$-functions called walkers, while the rotational portion of the wave function is expanded in a symmetric top basis set. Each walker is given a rotational state vector containing coefficients for all states of interest. The positions of the atoms and the coefficients in the state vector evolve according to the split operator approximation of the quantum propagator. The method was benchmarked by comparing calculated rotation-vibration energies for H$_3^+$, H$_2$D$^+$, and H$_3$O$^+$ to experimental values. For low to moderate values of $J$, the resulting energies are within the statistical uncertainty of the calculation. Rotation-vibration coupling is captured through flexibility introduced in the form of the vibrational wave function. This coupling is found to increase with increasing $J$-values. Based on the success achieved through these systems, the method was applied to CH$_5^+$ and its deuterated isotopologues for $v = 0$, $J \ge 10$. Based on these calculations, the energy level structure of CH$_5^+$ is found to resemble that for a of a spherical top, and excitations up to $J$= 10 displayed insignificant rotation-vibration coupling. Extensions of this approach that explicitly account for vibrations will also be discussed. Issue Date: 2014-06-19 Publisher: International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy Citation Info: McCoy, A.B.; Petit, A.S.; Marlett, M.L.; Ford, J.E. SIMULTANEOUS EVALUATION OF MULTIPLE ROTATIONALLY EXCITED STATES OF FLOPPY MOLECULES USING DIFFUSION MONTE CARLO. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Urbana, IL, June 16-21, 2014. DOI: 10.15278/isms.2014.RC01 Genre: CONFERENCE PAPER/PRESENTATION Type: Text Language: English URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/51051 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15278/isms.2014.RC01 Rights Information: Copyright 2014 by the authors. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Date Available in IDEALS: 2014-09-172015-04-14
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