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12 Term Symbols and Selection Rules 12.1 The Total Orbital Angular Momentum
12 Term Symbols and Selection Rules 12.1 The Total Orbital Angular Momentum
2P
3/2
3D
(L is non negative)
0
S
1
P
2
D
3
F
4
G
5
H
6
I
12.6 jj-coupling
12.5 Examples
Examples: the 3D term of [He] 2p13p1 L=2 and S=1:
permitted values of J are 3, 2 and 1. So the term has three
levels:
3D
3D
3D
and
and
and
and
j2=3/2
j2=1/2
j2=3/2
j2=1/2
J=3, 2, 1, 0
J=2, 1
J=2, 1
J=1, 0
2S1/2
2P
1/2
2S1/2
DL = 0, 1
Dl = 1
DJ = 0, 1,
but J = 0
J=0