Ground state properties of a confined simple atom by C${}_{60}$ fullerene

Abstract

We numerically study the ground state properties of endohedrally confined hydrogen (H) or helium (He) atom by a molecule of C${}_{60}$. Our study is based on Diffusion Monte Carlo method. We calculate the effects of centered and small off-centered H- or He-atom on the ground state properties of the systems and describe the variation of ground state energies due to the C${}_{60}$ parameters and the confined atomic nuclei positions. Finally, we calculate the electron distributions in $x-z$ plane in a wide range of C${}_{60}$ parameters.

23 pages, 9 figures. To appear in J.Phys. B: Atom. Mol. Opt

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