Abstract
High-level quantum-chemical calculations are reported for the sulfur electric-field gradients of the CS and SiS molecules. Highly accurate values are obtained in these calculations by using coupled-cluster methods for the treatment of electron correlation together with large atomic-orbital basis sets and by taking into account relativistic effects. The computational results for the sulfur electric-field gradient are used to determine revised values for the and quadrupole moments, thereby taking advantage of available accurate values for the sulfur quadrupole couplings of CS and SiS from the analysis of rotational spectra. The derived values of and 48.3(3) mb for and , respectively, are slightly larger in absolute values than the currently accepted values of and 47.1(9) mb and, most importantly, have significantly reduced uncertainties.
- Received 1 July 2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.022507
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