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Title: Quantum defect and transition probabilities

Journal Article · · International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
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  1. Univ. de Valladolid (Spain). Dept. de Quimica Fisica

A summary of the relativistic quantum defect orbital (RQDO) method, as well as a few numerical examples of oscillator strengths, are presented. The radial functions in this formalism derive from solving a form of the decoupled second-order Dirac radial equation. With the method being totally analytical, it constitutes a simple and reliable procedure for predicting properties of interest in astrophysics and fusion plasma research, such as transition probabilities, while accounting for a large part of relativistic effects. Core polarization during electron transitions can also be explicitly accounted for in an analytic form.

OSTI ID:
687547
Journal Information:
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Vol. 74, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: 15 Sep 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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