Simulating X-ray spectroscopies and calculating core-excited states of molecules

P Norman, A Dreuw - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
During the past decade, the research field of computational X-ray spectroscopy has
witnessed an advancement triggered by the development of advanced synchrotron light …

Psi4 1.1: An Open-Source Electronic Structure Program Emphasizing Automation, Advanced Libraries, and Interoperability

RM Parrish, LA Burns, DGA Smith… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Psi4 is an ab initio electronic structure program providing methods such as Hartree–Fock,
density functional theory, configuration interaction, and coupled-cluster theory. The 1.1 …

Generalized unitary coupled cluster wave functions for quantum computation

J Lee, WJ Huggins, M Head-Gordon… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We introduce a unitary coupled-cluster (UCC) ansatz termed k-UpCCGSD that is based on a
family of sparse generalized doubles operators, which provides an affordable and …

Ensemble Density Functional Theory of Neutral and Charged Excitations: Exact Formulations, Standard Approximations, and Open Questions

F Cernatic, B Senjean, V Robert, E Fromager - Topics in current chemistry, 2022 - Springer
Recent progress in the field of (time-independent) ensemble density-functional theory (DFT)
for excited states are reviewed. Both Gross–Oliveira–Kohn (GOK) and N-centered ensemble …

Excited state orbital optimization via minimizing the square of the gradient: General approach and application to singly and doubly excited states via density functional …

D Hait, M Head-Gordon - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present a general approach to converge excited state solutions to any quantum
chemistry orbital optimization process, without the risk of variational collapse. The resulting …

New and efficient equation-of-motion coupled-cluster framework for core-excited and core-ionized states

ML Vidal, X Feng, E Epifanovsky… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We present a fully analytical implementation of the core–valence separation (CVS) scheme
for the equation-of-motion (EOM) coupled-cluster singles and doubles (CCSD) method for …

State-targeted energy projection: A simple and robust approach to orbital relaxation of non-Aufbau self-consistent field solutions

K Carter-Fenk, JM Herbert - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Orbital optimization is crucial when using a non-Aufbau Slater determinant that involves
promotion of an electron from a (nominally) occupied molecular orbital to an unoccupied …

Progress in the theory of x-ray spectroscopy: From quantum chemistry to machine learning and ultrafast dynamics

CD Rankine, TJ Penfold - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of high-brilliance third-and fourth-generation light sources such as
synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs), the emergence of laboratory-based X …

Relativistic orbital-optimized density functional theory for accurate core-level spectroscopy

LA Cunha, D Hait, R Kang, Y Mao… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Core-level spectra of 1s electrons of elements heavier than Ne show significant relativistic
effects. We combine advances in orbital-optimized density functional theory (OO-DFT) with …

Orbital optimized density functional theory for electronic excited states

D Hait, M Head-Gordon - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Density functional theory (DFT) based modeling of electronic excited states is of importance
for investigation of the photophysical/photochemical properties and spectroscopic …