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Lithium in strong magnetic fields

Atomic Physics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

The electronic structure of the lithium atom in a strong magnetic field 0 <= gamma <= 10 is investigated. Our computational approach is a full configuration interaction method based on a set of anisotropic Gaussian orbitals that is nonlinearly optimized for each field strength. Accurate results for the total energies and one-electron ionization energies for the ground and several excited states for each of the symmetries ^20^+, ^2(-1)^+, ^4(-1)^+, ^4(-1)^-, ^2(-2)^+, ^4(-2)^+, 4(3)+^4(-3)^{+} are presented. The behaviour of these energies as a function of the field strength is discussed and classified. Transition wave lengths for linear and circular polarized transitions are presented as well.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0407065,
  title  = {Lithium in strong magnetic fields},
  author = {O. -A. Al-Hujaj and P. Schmelcher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0407065},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, 13 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. A