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A method of improving Energy-level calculations for ‘series’ electrons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

A. S. Douglas
Affiliation:
University Mathematical LaboratoryCambridge

Abstract

A method is described for improving the approximate calculation of energy levels for atomic configurations consisting of a set of closed shells and a single ‘series’ electron. This involves the inclusion of a ‘polarization’ potential in the Hartree-Slater-Fock equation, caused by the series electron. The form of potential found in two cases investigated, namely, Si+3 and Ca+, is described and discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1956

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