Stark energy levels of symmetric-top molecules: An elementary algebraic treatment

B. L. Burrows, M. Cohen, Tova Feldmann

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Abstract

We derive simple semi-analytical expressions for the Stark energy levels of a general symmetric-top molecule placed in a uniform electric field of arbitrary strength. These are obtained by means of third-order perturbation theory following a suitable canonical transformation of the system Hamiltonian, which is conveniently written in terms of the generators of either of the Lie algebras 5(9(3) or 50(2, 1).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4249-4257
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume28
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Oct 1995

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