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ExoMol molecular line lists X: The spectrum of sodium hydride

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2015-06-02 v1 Chemical Physics

Abstract

Accurate and complete rotational, rotational-vibrational and rotational-vibrational-electronic line lists are calculated for sodium hydride: both the NaH and NaD isotopologues are considered. These line lists cover all ro-vibrational states of the ground (XX~1Σ+^1\Sigma^+) and first excited (AA~1Σ+^1\Sigma^+) electronic states. The calculations use available spectroscopically-determined potential energy curves and new high-quality, \textit{ab initio} dipole moment curves. Partition functions for both isotopologues are calculated and the effect of quasibound states is considered. The resulting line lists are suitable for temperatures up to about 7000~K and are designed for studies of exoplanet atmospheres, brown dwarfs and cool stars. In particular, the NaH AXA-X band is found to show a broad absorption feature at about 385 nm which should provide a signature for the molecule. All partition functions, lines and transitions are available as Supplementary Information to this article and at \url{www.exomol.com}.

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@article{arxiv.1506.00174,
  title  = {ExoMol molecular line lists X: The spectrum of sodium hydride},
  author = {Tom Rivlin and Lorenzo Lodi and Sergei N. Yurchenko and Jonathan Tennyson and Robert J. Le Roy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.00174},
  year   = {2015}
}

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8 pages, 5 figures, 6 tables