High resolution spectroscopy and structure of molecular dications

Abstract

The structure and reactivity of molecular dications has been the subject of increasing attention from theoreticians and experimentalists. We consider vibrationally resolved spectra of molecular dications, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of the observed spectral lines, before reviewing in detail all known high resolution spectra of molecular dications. We give a progress report on the state of our own calculations and ion beam measurements of the molecular dications DCl²⁺ and NO²⁺.