Abinitio SCF and MRD-CI description of the A2A′ – X2A″ transition of the as yet unknown HNCl molecule
Abinitio potential curves of the X2A″ ground state and the first excited A2A′ state (2Π in linear geometry) of HNCl are calculated employing multi-reference single- and double-excitation configuration interaction in order to aid in the search for this system experimentally. A vibrational analysis (frequencies and Franck–Condon factors) of the A2A′ – X2A″ transition is undertaken by neglecting coupling between the various modes. Diagonal and off-diagonal force constants together with the fundamental frequencies have been calculated by including mode coupling for both electronic states, and oscillator strengths and radiative lifetimes are also obtained. Comparison with theoretical and experimental results for other isovalent systems is also made in order to establish trends in this group of HAB systems.