UC Berkeley

The method of complex basis functions is applied to molecular resonances at correlated levels of theory. Møller-Plesset perturbation theory at second order and equation-of-motion electron attachment coupled-cluster singles and doubles (EOM-EA-CCSD) methods based on a non-Hermitian self-consistent-field reference are used to compute accurate Siegert energies for shape resonances in small molecules including N₂^-, CO^-, CO₂^-, and CH₂O^-. Analytic continuation of complex ?-trajectories is used to compute Siegert energies, and the ?-trajectories of energy differences are found to yield more consistent results than those of total energies. The ability of such methods to accurately compute complex potential energy surfaces is investigated, and the possibility of using EOM-EA-CCSD for Feshbach resonances is explored in the context of e-helium scattering.