arc.alkali_atom_functions.AlkaliAtom.corePotential#

AlkaliAtom.corePotential(l, r)[source]#

core potential felt by valence electron

For more details about derivation of model potential see Ref. 1.

Parameters

  • l (int) – orbital angular momentum

  • r (float) – distance from the nucleus (in a.u.)

Returns

core potential felt by valence electron (in a.u. ???)

Return type

float

References

1

M. Marinescu, H. R. Sadeghpour, and A. Dalgarno PRA 49, 982 (1994), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.49.982