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Title: B-spline algebraic diagrammatic construction: Application to photoionization cross-sections and high-order harmonic generation

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4900444· OSTI ID:22311330
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom)
  2. Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita’ di Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, I-34127 Trieste (Italy)

We present the first implementation of the ab initio many-body Green's function method, algebraic diagrammatic construction (ADC), in the B-spline single-electron basis. B-spline versions of the first order [ADC(1)] and second order [ADC(2)] schemes for the polarization propagator are developed and applied to the ab initio calculation of static (photoionization cross-sections) and dynamic (high-order harmonic generation spectra) quantities. We show that the cross-section features that pose a challenge for the Gaussian basis calculations, such as Cooper minima and high-energy tails, are found to be reproduced by the B-spline ADC in a very good agreement with the experiment. We also present the first dynamic B-spline ADC results, showing that the effect of the Cooper minimum on the high-order harmonic generation spectrum of Ar is correctly predicted by the time-dependent ADC calculation in the B-spline basis. The present development paves the way for the application of the B-spline ADC to both energy- and time-resolved theoretical studies of many-electron phenomena in atoms, molecules, and clusters.

OSTI ID:
22311330
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 141, Issue 16; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English