We describe, in detail, a basis set approach to the multichannel scattering problem. The full set of linearly independent scattering states at each prefixed energy of the continuum spectrum can be obtained via a least-squares approach. To test the algorithm in a concrete setup, we report a parallel implementation of the close-coupling method in which the final states are treated within the configuration-interaction singles (CIS) approximation. The method requires, as input, a set of orthonormal orbitals, obtained from any quantum chemistry package. A one-center expansion (OCE) basis set consisting of products of radial B-splines and symmetry adapted angular functions is then used to expand the continuum electron wave function. To assess the quality of the CIS approximation, we compute total and partial cross sections and angular asymmetry parameters for the photoionization of a selection of closed-shell atoms (He, Ne, and Ar), H2, H2O, and ethylene. Results are compared with the experimental data and with theoretical predictions obtained with time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). It is seen that, generally, the photoionization observables obtained at the CIS level compare well with TDDFT predictions. The same basis can be employed to describe molecular multiphoton or strong field ionization.

A Multichannel Least-Squares B-Spline Approach to Molecular Photoionization: Theory, Implementation, and Applications within the Configuration-Interaction Singles Approximation

TOFFOLI, DANIELE;DECLEVA, PIETRO
2016-01-01

Abstract

We describe, in detail, a basis set approach to the multichannel scattering problem. The full set of linearly independent scattering states at each prefixed energy of the continuum spectrum can be obtained via a least-squares approach. To test the algorithm in a concrete setup, we report a parallel implementation of the close-coupling method in which the final states are treated within the configuration-interaction singles (CIS) approximation. The method requires, as input, a set of orthonormal orbitals, obtained from any quantum chemistry package. A one-center expansion (OCE) basis set consisting of products of radial B-splines and symmetry adapted angular functions is then used to expand the continuum electron wave function. To assess the quality of the CIS approximation, we compute total and partial cross sections and angular asymmetry parameters for the photoionization of a selection of closed-shell atoms (He, Ne, and Ar), H2, H2O, and ethylene. Results are compared with the experimental data and with theoretical predictions obtained with time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). It is seen that, generally, the photoionization observables obtained at the CIS level compare well with TDDFT predictions. The same basis can be employed to describe molecular multiphoton or strong field ionization.
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