ADIABATIC POTENTIALS FOR ALKALI INERT-GAS SYSTEMS IN THE GROUND-STATE

We have developed perturbative expressions for the adiabatic potential for alkali-inert gas systems. The predictions of the model for the equilibrium separation R(m) and the minimum potential epsilon-m are in good agreement with the experimental values. The model provides a unified approach to the interaction potential which indicates a conformal structure for some groups, implying a useful relation between R(m), epsilon-m, and van der Waals constant C6