Multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock calculations in open-shell atoms: Convergence methods and satellite spectra of the copper Kα photoemission spectrum
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The copper Kα photoemission spectra is one of the most widely studied. Recent Dirac-Fock calculations have produced transition energies in good agreement with experiment, though they have relied on approximations that may not be transferable to other complex atoms in which uncertainties in theoretical results are dominated by poor convergence. Through a detailed examination of convergence issues in the copper spectrum, we consider the accuracy obtainable with the multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) method, provide the first determination of fine structure contributions to the spectrum, and demonstrate reliable techniques for modeling spectator states with vacancies in the 3p, 3d , and 4s shells.
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