Abbreviations
(aa)
I(
2 P 3/2 ) + I(
2 P 3/2 ) dissociation limit of an iodine molecule
(ab)
I(
2 P 3/2 ) + I(
2 P 1/2 ) dissociation limit of an iodine molecule
amu
Atomic mass unit
br.r.
Branching ratio
CIP
Collision-induced predissociation
CINAT Collision-induced nonadiabatic transition
EP
Electronic predissociation
FCD
Franck-Condon density
FCF
Franck-Condon factor
FWHM Full width of half maximum
HFI
Hyperfine interaction
HFP
Hyperfine predissociation
IP
Ion-pair state
IUPAC International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry
lhs
Left-hand side
LCS
Local coordinate system
MD
Nuclear magnetic-dipole interaction with the electrons
MQ
Nuclear electric-quadrupole interaction with the electrons
OODR Optical-optical double resonance
PEC
Potential energy curve
PES
Potential energy surface
PT
Perturbation theory
RKR
Rydberg-Klein-Rees
REMPI Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy
R$T
Rotational-translational energy transfer process
rhs
Right-hand side
T$T
Translational-translational energy transfer process
VP
Vibrational predissociation
vdW
Van der Waals
VD
Vibrational distribution
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