Laser spectroscopy of van der Waals diatoms produced in supersonic beams is a source of
information on the ground-and excited-state interatomic potentials. The goal of this review …

The method femtosecond photoassociation spectroscopy (FPAS) is introduced and we
report on its application to the study of the reaction Hg+ Hg+ hν→ Hg2. Our results …

Recent progress in studies of Rydberg double-well electronic energy states of MeNg (Me=
12-group atom, Ng= noble gas atom) van der Waals (vdW) molecules is presented and …

High-resolution laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy has been used to investigate the
18 163 cm− 1 band of Pt 2 in a supersonically cooled molecular beam. Rotational constants …

Potential energy curves for electronic states of the Hg2 dimer are calculated using the SCF
and MRCI scheme for the four valence electrons of the system, with the core electrons …

New ab initio and revisited experimental studies of the interatomic potentials of ungerade
excited and ground electronic energy states of the heavy van der Waals (vdW) dimer Hg 2 …

Analytical models of the invariants (trace and anisotropy) of the diatom polarizability tensor
are formulated that differ from existing models by the suppression of the classical long-range …

Analysis of the rotational structure of the (57, 0) vibrational band of the D1u← X0g+
transition in Hg2 (natural abundance) is presented. From the analysis, the Bv′= 57, Bv …

Fluorescence and excitation spectra of HgCd were studied using pump-and-probe methods
of laser spectroscopy with time resolution. A Hg-Cd vapor mixture, contained in a sealed …

Isotopically pure 202Hg vapor, contained in a quartz cell, was irradiated with the 2572.5 Å
output from a frequency-doubled Ar+ laser, which produced Hg2 A0g±excimer molecules by …