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The potential energy curves for the electronic ground states of astrophysically important YO, CrO, BN, ScO, SiO and AlO molecules are constructed techniques using the five-parameter Hulburt-Hirschfelder function. The estimated dissociation energies are 7.235±0.15, 4.337 ± 0.09, 3.917 ± 0.09, 6.899 ± 0.14, 8.181 ± 0.17 and 5.202 ± 0.11 eV for YO, CrO, BN, ScO, SiO and AlO, respectively. The estimated D0 values are in reasonably good agreement with literature values. The r-Centroids and Franck-Condon factors for the bands of B2 Σ+ − X2 Σ+ of YO, B5 Π −X5 Π> of CrO, A3 Π − X3 Π of BN, B2 Σ+ −X2 Σ+ of ScO, E1 Σ+ − X1 Σ+ of SiO and D2 Σ+ − X2 Σ+ and B2 Σ+ −X2 Σ+ of AlO molecules have been determined. The Franck-Condon factors are evaluated by the approximate analytical method of Jarmain and Fraser. The absence of the bands in these systems is explained.
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Reddy, R., Nazeer Ahammed, Y., Rama Gopal, K. et al. RKRV Potential Energy Curves, Dissociation Energies, γ-Centroids And Franck-Condon Factors Of YO, CrO, BN, ScO, SiO And AlO Molecules. Astrophysics and Space Science 262, 223–240 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1001848028629
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