Abstract.
The results of high-level ab initio calculations are reported for the interatomic potentials describing YbHe, Yb2, TmHe and TmYb van der Waals interactions. It is found that the interaction properties of Tm and Yb are very similar and the interaction anisotropy in the TmHe and TmYb complexes is very small. We analyze the long-range behavior of the isotropic and anisotropic interaction potentials and discuss some implications for cold and ultracold atomic collisions of the lanthanide atoms.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Y. Takasu, K. Honda, K. Komori, T. Kuwamoto, M. Kumakura, Y. Takahashi, T. Yabuzaki, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 023003 (2003)
Y. Takasu, K. Maki, K. Komori, T. Takano, K. Honda, M. Kumakura, T. Yabuzaki, Y. Takahashi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 040404 (2003)
J.L. Hall, M. Zhu, P. Buch, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6, 2194 (1989)
D. DeMille, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 4165 (1995)
J.E. Stalnaker, D. Budker, S.J. Freedman, J.S. Guzman, S.M. Rochester, V.V. Yashchuk, Phys. Rev. A 73, 043416 (2006)
K. Honda, Y. Takasu, T. Kuwamoto, M. Kumakura, Y. Takahashi, T. Yabuzaki, Phys. Rev. A 66, 021401 (R) (2002)
C.I. Hancox, S.C. Doret, M.T. Hummon, R.V. Krems, J.M. Doyle, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 013201 (2005)
R.V. Krems, J. Kłos, M.F. Rode, M.M. Szczęśniak, G. Chałasiński, A. Dalgarno, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 013202 (2005)
C.I. Hancox, S.C. Doret, M.T. Hummon, L. Luo, J.M. Doyle, Nature 431, 281 (2004)
J.J. McClelland, J.L. Hanssen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 143005 (2006)
J.R. Lombardi, B. Davis, Chem. Rev. 102, 2431 (2002)
M.D. Morse, Chem. Rev. 86, 1049 (1986)
Y. Wang, M. Dolg, Theor. Chem. Acc. 100, 124 (1998)
X. Cao, M. Dolg, Theor. Chem. Acc. 108, 143 (2002)
X. Cao, M. Dolg, Mol. Phys. 101, 1967 (2003)
A.A. Buchachenko, M.M. Szczęśniak, G. Chałasiński, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 114301 (2006)
J. Kłos, M.F. Rode, J.E. Rode, G. Chałasiński, M.M. Szczęśniak, Eur. Phys. J. D 31, 429 (2004)
A.A. Buchachenko, G. Chałasiński, M.M. Szczęśniak, R.V. Krems, Phys. Rev. A 74, 022705 (2006)
R.V. Krems, A.A. Buchachenko, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 101101 (2005)
X. Chu, G.C. Groenenboom, A. Dalgarno, in preparation
A.A. Buchachenko, J. Kłos, G. Chałasiński, M.M. Szczęśniak, unpublished
M. Dolg, H. Stroll, H. Preuss, J. Chem. Phys. 90, 1730 (1989)
X. Cao, M. Dolg, J. Chem. Phys. 115, 7348 (2001)
D.E. Woon, T.H. Dunning Jr, J. Chem. Phys. 100, 2975 (1994)
S.M. Cybulski, R.R. Toczylowski, J. Chem. Phys. 111, 10520 (1999)
M.H. Alexander, J. Chem. Phys. 108, 4467 (1998)
A. Hesselman, G. Jansen, Chem. Phys. Lett. 357, 464 (2002)
A. Misquitta, B. Jeziorski, K. Szalewicz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 41, 033201 (2003)
M. Grüning, O.V. Gritsenko, S.J.A. Gisbergen, E.J. Baerends, J. Chem. Phys. 114, 652 (2001)
H.-J. Werner, P.J. Knolwes, R. Lindh, F.R. Manby, M. Schütz and others, MOLPRO, versions 2002.6 and 2006.1, a package of ab initio programs, see htt://www.molpro.net, Cardiff, UK, 2006
V. Aquilanti, G. Grossi, J. Chem. Phys. 73, 1165 (1980)
R.V. Krems, G.C. Groenenboom, A. Dalgarno, J. Phys. Chem. A 108, 8941 (2004)
J.A. Kłos, G. Chałasiński, M.M. Szczęśniak, H.-J. Werner, J. Chem. Phys. 115, 3085 (2001)
G. Chałasiński, M.M. Szczęśniak, Chem. Rev. 94, 1723 (1994)
G. Chałasiński, M.M. Szczęśniak, Chem. Rev. 100, 4227 (2000)
J. Kłos, G. Chałasiński, M.M. Szczęśniak, Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 23, 541 (2004)
X. Chu, G.C. Groenenboom, A. Dalgarno, Phys. Rev. A 72, 032703 (2005)
A.D. Koutselos, E.A. Mason, L.A. Viehland, J. Chem. Phys. 93, 7125 (1990)
A.J. Stone, The Theory of Intermolecular Forces (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996)
J.C. Slater, J.G. Kirkwood, Phys. Rev. 37, 682 (1931)
R.-H. Rinkleff, F. Thorn, Z. Phys. D 31, 31 (1994)
R.-H. Rinkleff, F. Thorn, Z. Phys. D 32, 173 (1994)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Buchachenko, A., Chałasiński, G. & Szczęśniak, M. Interactions of lanthanide atoms: Comparative ab initio study of YbHe, Yb 2 and TmHe, TmYb potentials. Eur. Phys. J. D 45, 147–153 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2006-00263-3
Received:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2006-00263-3