Coupled-cluster study of the electronic structure and energetics of tetrasulfur, S4

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Matus, Myrna H ^a   Dixon, David A ^a   Peterson, Kirk A ^b   Harkless, John A W ^c   Francisco, Joseph S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITATION ENERGY; GROUND STATE; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

COUPLED CLUSTER STUDY; ENERGETIC PARAMETERS; PERTURBUTIONAL CORRECTION; TETRASULFUR;

SULFUR;

EID: 35948950669     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2774973     Document Type: Article

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