Electronic transition moment with spin-orbit coupling of the molecular ion KRb+

By using the electronic wave functions obtained from an ab initio calculation, including the spin-orbit coupling, the electronic transition moments have been investigated for two bound states of symmetry Omega = 1/2 and Omega = 3/2 of the molecular ion KRb+. Based on a canonical functions approach for the determination of the vibrational wave functions, the matrix elements have been calculated for the bound states considered for v = 0, 10, 20 with v'- v = 0, 1, 2, (...) 6; by using the same canonical approach, the eigenvalues and abscissas of the corresponding turning points (r(min) and r(max)) have been investigated for these states that obtained from a theoretical ab initio calculation up to v = 105. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.