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Title: Photoionization and pseudopotentials

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas CP6165, 13083-970, Campinas, Sao Paulo, (Brazil)

Transferability of norm-conserving pseudopotentials to low-energy electron-molecule scattering processes has been very successful [Bettega et al., Phys. Rev. A 47, 1111 (1993)]. In this paper we discuss the possibility of using effective potentials in calculations of valence electrons photoionization cross sections. Through atomic targets, we illustrate that pseudopotentials can be optimized to give cross sections in good agreement with all-electron calculations. The present work represents a first step towards more elaborate computer programs for photoionization of molecular targets containing heavy atoms.

OSTI ID:
20636382
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.052706; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English