Rydberg states of the helium atom

Jia Deng, Andrew T.B. Gilbert, Peter M.W. Gill

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    Abstract

    Using the recently introduced maximum overlap method and Hartree-Fock Perturbation Theory (HFPT), we compute Hartree-Fock (HF) wavefunctions for triplet 1s ns states of the helium atom. Comparison with near-exact results from Nakatsuji's free ICI method reveals that HF theory provides a simple route to accurate energies of these Rydberg states, especially for large n.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1915-1919
    Number of pages5
    JournalInternational Journal of Quantum Chemistry
    Volume109
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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