Simulating Molecular Single Vibronic Level Fluorescence Spectra with Ab Initio Hagedorn Wavepacket Dynamics.

ABSTRACT: We present a practical, ab initio time-dependent method using Hagedorn wavepackets to efficiently simulate single vibronic level (SVL) fluorescence spectra of polyatomic molecules from arbitrary initial vibrational levels. We apply the method to compute SVL spectra of anthracene by performing wavepacket dynamics on a 66-dimensional harmonic potential energy surface constructed from density functional theory calculations. The Hagedorn approach captures both mode distortion (frequency changes) and mode mixing (Duschinsky rotation) within the harmonic approximation. We not only reproduce the previously reported simulation results for singly excited 12¹ and 1̅1̅¹ levels but are also able to compute SVL spectra from multiply excited levels in good agreement with experiment

SUBMITTER: Zhang ZT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12529895 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature