Quantum graph model for rovibrational states of protonated methane

TL;DR

This paper extends the quantum graph model to include orientational degrees of freedom, enabling the calculation of rovibrational states for protonated methane (CH5+) with J>0, providing new insights into its molecular behavior.

Contribution

The authors develop an extended quantum graph model that incorporates orientational degrees of freedom for CH5+, allowing for the computation of higher rotational states.

Findings

Computed rovibrational states for J=0,1,2,3

Extended model accurately captures orientational effects

Provides a framework for future molecular state calculations

Abstract

We extend the quantum graph model for the protonated methane (CH5+) molecular ion, allowing for orientational degrees of freedom. This enables us to compute J>0 rovibrational states, and we present our results for J=0,1,2,3.