A Tensorial Formulation for Treating Electric Quadrupole Emission in Molecular Oxygen
M.A. Grado-Caffaro and M. Grado-Caffaro
Within the framework of photon emission from electronic transitions, electric quadrupole emission in diatomic molecules is a relevant issue. In this respect, we present a matrix formalism to treat electric quadrupole emission in oxygen. As a matter of fact, within the above context, we derive an analytical approach by expressing the quantized rotational energy of an involved oxygen molecule as a dyadic-tensor product of two relevant matrices. Furthermore, in connection with the formalism in question, we discuss aspects associated with the matrix elements relative to the emission intensity and line strength.
Keywords: Electric quadrupole emission; Oxygen; Tensor-matrix formalism; Rotational energy; Emission intensity; Line strength.
PACS numbers: 02.10.Yn; 32.30.-r; 32.70.Fw; 33.20.Sn; 33.20.-t