Molecular dynamics with quantum statistics: time correlation functions and weakly bound nano-clusters

Interplay between charge and vibrational delocalization in cationic helium clusters

The stable structures and low temperature thermodynamics of cationic helium clusters are investigated theoretically using a diatomics-in-molecules model for the potential energy surfaces and a computational framework in which both electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom are treated on a quantum mechanical footing. While the charge is generally carried by two atoms, vibrational delocalization significantly spreads out the charge over multiple isomers for clusters containing five or more helium atoms. Our calculations indicate that large clusters are essentially fluid with a well-defined solvation shell around the charged core.

Geometric constraints in semiclassical initial value representation calculations in Cartesian coordinates: Excited states

The authors show that a recently proposed approach [J. Chem. Phys. 123, 084103 (2005)] for the inclusion of geometric constraints in semiclassical initial value representation calculations can be used to obtain excited states of weakly bound complexes. Sample calculations are performed for free and constrained rare gas clusters. The results show that the proposed approach allows the evaluation of excited states with reasonable accuracy when compared to exact basis set calculations.