INPUT file example for a XMCD calculation

new XMCD
atom Fe
ground_state   2p6   3d6   # define two shells as open for core hole state
beam_in 0.5   0   0.866   # define direction of incoming Xray beam
bfield_dir 0.5   0   0.866   # define direction of B field
bfield 10.0 # [T] magnitude of B field
# end of mandatory inputs

# begin optional inputs
scaler_coulomb 0.84 # scale first principles matrix elements el-el interaction, for screening
scaler_xtal_field 2.7 # scale Xtal field charges to parametrize the ligand field
scaler_so_coupling     0.94     # scale first principles matrix elements for S-O coupling for screening
threshold_corr +7.0 # [eV] adjust Xray threshold energy
core_hole_broad 0.22 # [eV] define core hole lifetime, Lorentzian
 
emid_xmcd 717. # [eV] enables Carra analysis of multiX spectrum
 
begin_xtal       # define ligand field effect by point charges
1.00       # scale 1 for Angstrom as length units
-1.748359 0.119268-0.847300-2.000
0.977469   1.454490   -0.847300   -2.000
1.541781 0.000000 1.442700-2.000
-0.770890-1.335222 1.442700-2.000
-0.770890 1.335222 1.442700-2.000
0.000000 0.000000 2.885400 3.000
-0.000000-2.908979 0.595400 3.000
-2.519250 1.454490 0.595400 3.000
2.519250 1.454490 0.595400 3.000
2.519250-1.454490-1.694600 3.000
-2.519250-1.454490-1.694600 3.000
0.000000 2.908979-1.694600 3.000
end_xtal

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