The Astrophysical Journal · 1965 · 44 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsPhysical ChemistryQuantum ChemistrySpectroscopyAbsorption SpectroscopyDensity Functional TheoryHydrogen AtomAbsorption CoefficientsContinuum AbsorptionSpectral Absorption CoefficientsVibrational Wave Functions
Variationally determined wave functions for the continuum states of H- are used to calculate the free-free absorption coefficient. The results for the free-free absorption coefficient are believed to be more accurate than those of other calculations which have been done to date.