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The gas-phase chemiionization reaction between samarium and oxygen atoms: A theoretical study

Laura GagliardiJohn M. DykeJozef PaulovičKimihiko Hirao

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SamariumExcited statesGeneral Physics and Astronomychemistry.chemical_elementRelativistic correctionsPotential energyOxygenOxygenSamariumAtom-atom reactionsOxygen atomchemistryPotential energy surfacesExcited stateIonizationddc:540OxidationSpin-orbit interactionsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryAtomic physicsRelativistic quantum chemistryChain reactionIonisation

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The Sm + O chemiionization reaction has been investigated theoretically using a method that allows for correlation and relativistic effects. Potential energy curves have been calculated for several electronic states of SmO and SmO+. Comparison with available spectroscopic and thermodynamic values for these species is reported and a mechanism for the chemiionization reaction Sm + O is proposed. The importance of spin–orbit coupling in the excited states of SmO, in allowing this chemiionization reaction to take place, has been revealed by these calculations. This paper shows the metal-plus-oxidant chemiionization reaction.

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1730034