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Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure within Multilevel Coupled Cluster Theory.
Rolf H Myhre1,2, Sonia Coriani3,4, Henrik Koch1,2
1Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , 7491 Trondheim, Norway.
Calculating core excited states is difficult due to high-energy valence states. This study shows multilevel coupled cluster theory accurately computes core spectra, aided by a new electron density visualization tool.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Chemistry
- Computational Spectroscopy
- Electronic Structure Theory
Background:
- Core excited states are computationally challenging to determine.
- These states are embedded within numerous high-energy valence-excited states.
- Their localized nature suggests suitability for local correlation methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate multilevel coupled cluster theory for core spectra computation.
- To assess performance using core-valence separated and asymmetric Lanczos implementations.
- To introduce a novel visualization tool for excitation analysis.
Main Methods:
- Multilevel coupled cluster theory.
- Coupled cluster linear response theory (core-valence separated and asymmetric Lanczos).
- Difference electron density analysis for visualization.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated the performance of multilevel coupled cluster theory for core spectra.
- Successfully computed core spectra using specific coupled cluster linear response implementations.
- Developed and proposed a visualization tool for analyzing electronic excitations.
Conclusions:
- Multilevel coupled cluster theory is effective for calculating core excited states.
- The proposed visualization tool aids in understanding electronic excitations.
- This work advances computational methods for core-level spectroscopy.
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