The polarized frozen-core approximation: A variational derivation of the alphabetic potential

M. Cohen*, R. P. McEachran

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Abstract

The adiabatic polarisation potential experienced by a single valence electron in the field of an N-electron atomic core is derived variationally from the polarised orbitals of the core electrons. The resulting valence electron energies are in excellent agreement with observed ionisation energies of a large number of levels of the ions Si IV, P V and S VI, and electric dipole oscillator strengths computed with the valence orbital wavefunctions and energies are expected to be highly accurate.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012
Pages (from-to)2979-2986
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Volume17
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984

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