Computation of vibrational energy levels and eigenstates of fluoroform using the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree method.

A theoretical study of the vibrational spectrum of the CHF(3) molecule is carried out with the aid of the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree (MCTDH) algorithm. In order to obtain the eigenvalues and the eigenstates, recent developments in the MCTDH improved relaxation method in a block form are exploited. Around 80 eigenvalues are reported, which are converged with a very high accuracy. The results obtained with our study are compared with those of a previous work using the wave operator sorting algorithm approach. The present investigation exemplifies the robustness and the accuracy of the improved relaxation method.

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