PyCrystalField: Software for Calculation, Analysis, and Fitting of Crystal Electric Field Hamiltonians

Abstract

We introduce PyCrystalField, a Python software package for calculating single-ion crystal electric field (CEF) Hamiltonians. This software can calculate a CEF Hamiltonian \textit{ab initio} from a point charge model for any transition or rare earth ion in either the $J$ basis or the $LS$ basis, perform symmetry analysis to identify nonzero CEF parameters, calculate the energy spectrum and observables such as neutron spectrum and magnetization, and fit CEF Hamiltonians to any experimental data. The theory, implementation, and examples of its use are discussed.

arXiv comment4.5 pages, 3 figures, 1.5 pages appendices

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