Cu and Ag as one-valence-electron atoms: Pseudopotential CI results for CuO and AgO

Abstract
Semiempirical pseudopotentials, representing singly ionized X+ cores (X=Cu, Ag), are used to determine bond lengths, dissociation energies, and dipole moments of the 2Π ground states of CuO and AgO. In addition, X 2Π→A 2Σ+ excitation energies are given for both molecules. The influence of core polarization and valence correlation is discussed.