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THE AB INITIO STUDY OF UO AND UO₂ MOLECULES IN THE GAS PHASE.

RAJNI TYAGI, RUSSELL M. PITZER, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 W.18th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210.

Ab initio calculations are performed on UO and UO₂ molecules. Ionization potential and electronic structure for the high and low lying states are calculated using the spin-orbit configuration interaction technique. Finally, these calculated results are compared with experimental results and with results that have been obtained by utilizing other theoretical methods.