title: Jahn-Teller and related effects in the silver trimer. II: vibrational analysis of the A 2E"-X 2E' electronic transition.
abstract: The laser-excited, jet-cooled A 2E"-X 2E' electronic spectrum of the silver trimer yields detailed information about its A- and X-state vibronic structure. Following extensive parameter fitting, the absorption and emission spectra are simulated and the bands are assigned. The Jahn-Teller analysis includes both linear and quadratic coupling terms, considered simultaneously with spin-orbit coupling. The spin-orbit splitting is shown to be largely quenched in both the A and X electronic states. The Jahn-Teller analysis of the A and X vibronic structures reveals the distortion of their corresponding potential energy surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Laser Spectroscopy Facility, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sioutis
authors.forename: Vadim L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Stakhursky
authors.forename: Russell M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pitzer
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Miller