Royal Society of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 42(13), p. 18724, 2011
DOI: 10.1039/c1cp21177c
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The bound states of the fermionic ^3He(2 ^3S_1)+ ^3He(2 ^3P_j)system, where j=0,1,2, are investigated using the recently available ab initio short-range ${}^{1,3,5}Σ^{+}_{g,u}$ and ${}^{1,3,5}Π_{g,u}$ potentials computed by Deguilhem et al. (J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 2009, 42, 015102). Single-channel and multichannel calculations have been undertaken in order to investigate the effects of Coriolis and non-adiabatic couplings. The possible experimental observability of the theoretical levels is assessed using criteria based upon the short-range character of each level and their coupling to metastable ground states. Purely long-range levels have been identified and 30 short-range levels near five asymptotes are suggested for experimental investigation. ; Comment: 11 pages. Submitted to Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics themed issue on Physics and Chemistry of Cold Molecules. Expanded discussion plus minor typos corrected