Frequency-dependent hyperpolarizabilities of the Ne, Ar, and Kr atoms using the approximate coupled cluster triples model CC3 -: art. no. 094303

The frequency-dependent electric field-induced second harmonic generation (ESHG) second hyperpolarizabilities gamma of neon, argon, and krypton are calculated using the approximate coupled cluster triples model CC3. Systematic basis set investigations are carried out to establish basis set limits, and scalar relativistic effects are accounted for by direct perturbation theory. To estimate higher-order correlation effects, full configuration-interaction results are used to benchmark the accuracy of CC3. The best theoretical estimates obtained thereby for the static second hyperpolarizabilities gamma(0) are 107.4, 1159, and 2589 a.u. for neon, argon, and krypton, respectively. These values as well as the results for the dispersion curve of the parallel component gamma(parallel to) agree well with the latest experimental values from electric field-induced second harmonic generation. In addition, the dispersion of the perpendicular component gamma(perpendicular to) and the hyperpolarizability ratios gamma(parallel to)/gamma(perpendicular to) has been studied for the first time on a consistently correlated ab initio level. The analysis of the results indicates that, in particular for neon and krypton, the presently available experimental values are flawed. (C) 2005 American Institute of Physics.