Suchan J, Hollas D, Curchod BFE, Slavíček P. On the importance of initial conditions for excited-state dynamics.
Faraday Discuss 2018;
212:307-330. [DOI:
10.1039/c8fd00088c]
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Abstract
The vast majority of ab initio excited-state simulations are performed within semiclassical, trajectory-based approaches. Apart from the underlying electronic-structure theory, the reliability of the simulations is controlled by a selection of initial conditions for the classical trajectories. We discuss appropriate choices of initial conditions for simulations of different experimental arrangements: dynamics initiated by continuum-wave (CW) laser fields or triggered by ultrashort laser pulses.
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