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Carravetta V, Couto RC, Ågren H. X-ray absorption of molecular cations-a new challenge for electronic structure theory. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:363002. [PMID: 35767974 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac7d2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this paper we put forward some historical notes on the development of computational chemistry toward applications of x-ray spectroscopies. We highlight some of the important contributions by Enrico Clementi as method and program developer and as a supporter of this branch of computational research. We bring up a modern example based on the very recent experimental development of x-ray absorption of cationic molecules. As we show this spectroscopy poses new challenges for electronic structure theory and the electron correlation problem.
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- V Carravetta
- Institute of Physical Chemical Processes-CNR, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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Brumboiu IE, Fransson T. Core-hole delocalization for modeling X-ray spectroscopies: A cautionary tale. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:214109. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0088195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The influence of core-hole delocalization for X-ray photoelectron, X-ray absorption, and X-ray emission spectrum calculations is investigated in detail, using approaches including response theory, transition-potential methods, and ground state schemes. The question of a localized/delocalized vacancy is relevant for systems with symmetrically equivalent atoms, as well as near-degeneracies which can distribute the core-orbitals over several atoms. We show that issues relating to core-hole delocalization are present for calculations considering explicit core-hole states, e.g. when using a core-excited or core-ionized reference state, or for fractional occupation numbers. Including electron correlation eventually alleviates the issues, but even using CCSD(T) there is a noticable discrepancy between core-ionization energies obtained with a localized and delocalized core-hole (0.5 eV for the carbon K-edge). Within density functional theory, the discrepancy correlates to the exchange interaction involving the core orbitals of the same spin symmetry as the delocalized core-hole. The use of a localized core-hole allows for a reasonably good inclusion of relaxation at lower level of theory, whereas the proper symmetry solution involving a delocalized core-hole requires higher levels of theory to account for the correlation effects involved in orbital relaxation. For linear response methods, we further show that if X-ray absorption spectra are modelled by considering symmetry-unique sets of atoms, care has to be taken such that there are no delocalizations of the core orbitals, which would otherwise introduce shifts in absolute energies and relative features.
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- Iulia Emilia Brumboiu
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun Institute of Physics, Poland
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Bhattacharya D, Shamasundar KR, Emmanouilidou A. Potential Energy Curves of Molecular Nitrogen for Singly and Doubly Ionized States with Core and Valence Holes. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:7778-7787. [PMID: 34477371 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c04613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Theoretical description of potential energy curves (PECs) of molecular ions is essential for interpretation and prediction of coupled electron-nuclear dynamics following ionization of parent molecule. However, an accurate representation of these PECs for core or inner valence ionized state is nontrivial, especially at stretched geometries for double- or triple-bonded systems. In this work, we report PECs of singly and doubly ionized states of molecular nitrogen using state-of-the-art quantum chemical methods. The valence, inner valence, and core ionized states have been computed. A double-loop optimization scheme that separates the treatment of the core and the valence orbitals during the orbital optimization step of the multiconfiguration self-consistent field method has been implemented. This technique allows the energy to be converged to any desired ionized state with any number of core or inner-shell holes. The present work also compares the PECs obtained using both delocalized and localized sets of orbitals for the core hole states. The PECs of a number of singly and doubly ionized valence states have also been computed and compared with previous studies. The computed PECs reported here are expected to be of importance for future studies to understand the interplay between photoionization and Auger spectra during the breakup of molecular nitrogen when interacting with intense free electron lasers.
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- Debarati Bhattacharya
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, India
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- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K
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Zhang Y, Bergmann U, Schoenlein R, Khalil M, Govind N. Double core hole valence-to-core x-ray emission spectroscopy: A theoretical exploration using time-dependent density functional theory. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:144114. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5111141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Yu Zhang
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- LCLS and Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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Inhester L, Greenman L, Rudenko A, Rolles D, Santra R. Detecting coherent core-hole wave-packet dynamics in N2 by time- and angle-resolved inner-shell photoelectron spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5109867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Ludger Inhester
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Jungiusstrasse 9, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
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Triple-core-hole states produced in the interaction of solid-state density plasmas with a relativistic femtosecond optical laser. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11048. [PMID: 30038296 PMCID: PMC6056547 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29484-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Extremely exotic dense matter states can be produced in the interaction of a relativistic femtosecond optical laser with a solid density matter. Here we theoretically investigate triple-core-hole (TCH) states produced by an intense polychromatic x-ray field formed by hot electrons in the interaction of a relativistic femtosecond optical laser with a thin silver foil. X-ray emission spectra of solid-density silver plasmas show unambiguously the production of TCH states at an electron temperature of a few hundreds of eV and radiative temperature of 1–3 keV of the polychromatic x-ray field. Practical calculations show that the emissivity originating from the TCH states exceeds that from the single- and double-core-hole states in Ne-like Ag37+ at electron temperature of ~500 eV and radiative temperature of ~1500 eV. For the neighbouring ionization stages of Ag36+ and Ag38+, TCH emissivity is roughly equivalent or comparable to that from the single- and double-core-hole states. Present work deepens our insight into investigation of the properties of extremely exotic states, which is important in high energy density physics, astrophysics and laser physics.
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Corral I, González-Vázquez J, Martín F. Potential Energy Surfaces of Core-Hole and Shake-Up States for Dissociative Ionization Studies. J Chem Theory Comput 2017; 13:1723-1736. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b01214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Inés Corral
- Departamento
de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IADCHEM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IADCHEM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Condensed
Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- R. R. Valiev
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Optics and Spectroscopy, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
- Department of General Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, 634050, Russan Federation
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hao Y, Inhester L, Hanasaki K, Son SK, Santra R. Efficient electronic structure calculation for molecular ionization dynamics at high x-ray intensity. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2015; 2:041707. [PMID: 26798806 PMCID: PMC4711638 DOI: 10.1063/1.4919794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We present the implementation of an electronic-structure approach dedicated to ionization dynamics of molecules interacting with x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) pulses. In our scheme, molecular orbitals for molecular core-hole states are represented by linear combination of numerical atomic orbitals that are solutions of corresponding atomic core-hole states. We demonstrate that our scheme efficiently calculates all possible multiple-hole configurations of molecules formed during XFEL pulses. The present method is suitable to investigate x-ray multiphoton multiple ionization dynamics and accompanying nuclear dynamics, providing essential information on the chemical dynamics relevant for high-intensity x-ray imaging.
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