Abstract
We report the first results of ab initio relativistic correlation calculation of the effective electric field on the electron, , in the ground state of the cation. This value is required for interpretation of the suggested experiment on the search for the electron electric dipole moment. The generalized relativistic effective core potential, Fock-space relativistic coupled cluster with single and double cluster amplitudes (RCC-SD), and spin-orbit direct configuration interaction (SODCI) methods are used, followed by nonvariational one-center restoration of the four-component wave function in the iodine core. The RCC-SD value is and SODCI study gives (our final value). The structure of chemical bonding in is clarified, and a significant deviation of our value from that of Ravaine et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 013001 (2005)] is explained.
- Received 22 February 2005
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.163004
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