Theoretical calculation of the vibrational spectra of some XH<subscript>n</subscript> type molecules

The potential function of some molecules of type XH n has been obtained by a priori calculations of the total energy, within the Born Oppenheimer approximation, for several geometrical configurations. These functions have been used to calculate the simply excited vibrational levels. The calculated values of the electric dipole moment for the different geometrical configurations has enabled the computation of its derivative with respect to the nuclear coordinates. The results reported are critically discussed and some explanations are presented to justify the discrepancies found with the experimental data.