Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
502041 Computer Physics Communications 2009 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

An exact expression for the dipole radial integral of hydrogen has been given by Gordon [Ann. Phys. 2 (1929) 1031]. It contains two hypergeometric functions F(a,b;c;x)F(a,b;c;x), which are difficult to calculate directly, when the (negative) integers a, b are large, as in the case of high Rydberg states of hydrogenic ions. We have derived a simple method [D. Hoang-Binh, Astron. Astrophys. 238 (1990) 449], using a recurrence relation to calculate exactly F, starting from two initial values, which are very easy to compute. We present here a numerical code using this method. The code computes exact hydrogenic radial integrals, oscillator strengths, Einstein coefficients, and lifetimes, for principal quantum numbers up to 1000.Program summaryProgram title: ba5.2Catalogue identifier: ADUU_v2_0Program summary URL:http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/ADUU_v2_0.htmlProgram obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University, Belfast, N. IrelandLicensing provisions: Standard CPC licence, http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/licence/licence.htmlNo. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 1400No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 11 737Distribution format: tar.gzProgramming language: Fortran 77Computer: PC, iMacOperating system: Linux/Unix, MacOS 9.0RAM: Less than 1 MBClassification: 2, 2.2Catalogue identifier of previous version: ADUU_v1_0Journal reference of previous version: Comput. Phys. Comm. 166 (2005) 191Does the new version supersede the previous version?: YesNature of problem: Exact calculation of atomic data.Solution method: Use of a recurrence relation to compute hypergeometric functions.Reasons for new version: This new version computes additional important related data, namely, the total Einstein coefficients, and radiative lifetimes.Summary of revisions: Values of the total Einstein transition probability from an upper level n   to a lower level n′n′ are computed, as well as the radiative lifetime of a level n.Running time: About 2 seconds

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