Hi,<div><br></div><div>I am trying to optimize a pseudopotential for Cd, but I am trying to understand the meaning of the output messages.</div><div><br></div><div>At the beginning, reference calculation was first performed on Cd, and the messages are self-explanatory (skipped and grayed below).</div><div><br></div><div>Then the optimization of Pseudopotential Parameters started and this is where I do not fully understand the output (blue below).</div><div><br></div><div>My questions are:</div><div><br></div><div>1. From Initial errors of target values, there are 8 rows, each with dE and dcharge. I assume that these are the errors of fitted energy and fitted electron density. Therefore, I will expect 8 or 16 target values to meet. But the message "Number of target values reached:   8 of  13" suggested that there are 13 targets, not 8 or 16, or 8+3 or 16+3 (due to three targets for wavefunction at R=0). May I know what the 13 targets are? What are the default criteria for these targets?</div><div><br></div><div>2. After the value of dE and dcharge, there is a [ ] with either a O, X or a number inside. e.g. 0.623818[99] or -0.058127[ 0]. What does this bracket value mean? Pass? Fail? If so, what does the number mean?</div><div><br></div><div>3.  "POWELL| Start optimization   1 of total   1               rhobeg =   0.50000000</div>       POWELL| Initial value of function                             740298.7081922793"<div>       What are rhobeg and the "function"? </div><div><br></div><div>4. The optimization will stop before max iterations has reached and before all target values are reached. Therefore, I am confused as to what determines the criteria for it to stop? </div><div><br></div><div>Really sorry for so many questions, and many thanks for your kind help. I also read the ppt by Saliang Ling but still struggle to understand the process of this. </div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Elvis</div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#808080">*******************************************************************************<br> ************************** Calculate Reference States *************************<br> *******************************************************************************<br><br> METHOD    | Restricted Kohn-Sham Calculation<br> METHOD    | Relativistic Calculation using Douglas-Kroll 2nd order<br> FUNCTIONAL| ROUTINE=DEFAULT<br> FUNCTIONAL| BECKE88:<br> FUNCTIONAL| A. Becke, Phys. Rev. A 38, 3098 (1988) {LDA version}               <br> FUNCTIONAL| LYP:<br> FUNCTIONAL| C. Lee, W. Yang, R.G. Parr, Phys. Rev. B, 37, 785 (1988) {LDA versi<br> FUNCTIONAL| on}                                                                <br> FUNCTIONAL| VWN:<br> FUNCTIONAL| S. H. Vosko, L. Wilk and M. Nusair, Can. J. Phys. 58, 1200 (1980) {<br> FUNCTIONAL| LDA version}                                                       <br> FUNCTIONAL| XALPHA:<br> FUNCTIONAL| Dirac/Slater local exchange; parameter=  0.666 {LDA}               <br><br> Electronic structure<br>    Total number of core electrons                                          0.00<br>    Total number of valence electrons                                      48.00<br>    Total number of electrons                                              48.00<br>    Multiplicity                                                   not specified<br>    S      2.00  2.00  2.00  2.00  2.00<br>    P      6.00  6.00  6.00<br>    D     10.00 10.00<br><br><br> *******************************************************************************<br>                  Iteration          Convergence                     Energy [au]<br> *******************************************************************************<br>                          1         11.0710                   -5553.033251942199<br>                          2         9.98845                   -5568.470200394775<br>     ..........<br>                         78        0.346994E-09               -5592.968730366133<br>                         79        0.193050E-09               -5592.968730366132<br><br> Energy components [Hartree]           Total Energy ::        -5592.968730366132<br>                                        Band Energy ::        -3391.303995949936<br>                                     Kinetic Energy ::         6378.421633969732<br>                                   Potential Energy ::       -11971.390364335864<br>                                      Virial (-V/T) ::            1.876857795129<br>                                        Core Energy ::        -7706.975722448386<br>                                          XC Energy ::         -125.445473720284<br>                                     Coulomb Energy ::         2270.118666257022<br>                                 HF Exchange Energy ::          -30.666200454485<br>                                        Confinement ::            0.051371850047<br><br> Orbital energies  State     L     Occupation   Energy[a.u.]          Energy[eV]<br><br>                       1     0          2.000    -975.295453       -26539.138941<br>                       2     0          2.000    -145.487814        -3958.924755<br>                       3     0          2.000     -27.394306         -745.436967<br>                       4     0          2.000      -4.057615         -110.413307<br>                       5     0          2.000      -0.225927           -6.147778<br>                       6     0          0.000       0.048603            1.322544<br>                       7     0          0.000       0.132323            3.600681<br><br>                       1     1          6.000    -130.622205        -3554.410964<br>                       2     1          6.000     -22.476618         -611.619880<br>                       3     1          6.000      -2.591536          -70.519289<br>                       4     1          0.000      -0.017937           -0.488096<br>                       5     1          0.000       0.088544            2.409405<br><br>                       1     2         10.000     -14.735017         -400.960196<br>                       2     2         10.000      -0.488944          -13.304855<br>                       3     2          0.000       0.084674            2.304104<br>                       4     2          0.000       0.151310            4.117349<br><br><br> Total Electron Density at R=0:                                    359608.376288</font><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#0000ff">*******************************************************************************<br> ********************* Optimize Pseudopotential Parameters *********************<br> *******************************************************************************<br><br> POWELL| Start optimization procedure<br><br> POWELL| Total number of parameters in optimization                           17<br><br> POWELL| Initial errors of target values<br><br> Reference configuration          1               Method number                1<br>    L    N    Occupation      Eigenvalue [eV]           dE [eV]          dCharge <br>    0    1          2.00        -6.2171153633 VA  -0.069337[ 1]     0.005616[ 0]<br>    0    2          0.00         1.3168035255 U1  -0.005740[ X]     0.000097[ X]<br>    0    3          0.00         3.5930477832 U2  -0.007633[ X]     0.001484[ 0]<br>    1    1          0.00        -0.5462229340 U1  -0.058127[ 0]     0.009261[ X]<br>    1    2          0.00         2.3914339039 U2  -0.017971[ X]     0.000815[ 0]<br>    2    1         10.00       -12.6810374896 VA   0.623818[99]    -0.001745[ 0]<br>    2    2          0.00         2.3141070612 U1   0.010003[ X]    -0.002840[ X]<br>    2    3          0.00         4.1282451148 U2   0.010896[ X]    -0.002148[ 0]<br><br> Number of target values reached:                                       8 of  13<br><br> POWELL| Start optimization   1 of total   1               rhobeg =   0.50000000<br> POWELL| Initial value of function                             740298.7081922793<br> POWELL| Reached   1% of maximal function calls                 41120.1595559852<br> POWELL| Reached   2% of maximal function calls                 41120.1595559852<br> POWELL| Reached   3% of maximal function calls                 41120.1595559852<br> POWELL| Reached   4% of maximal function calls                 41120.1595559852<br> POWELL| Reached   5% of maximal function calls                 41120.1595559852<br> POWELL| Reached   6% of maximal function calls                 41120.1595559852<br> POWELL| Reached   7% of maximal function calls                 41120.0669873473<br> POWELL| Reached   8% of maximal function calls                 41119.9831064879<br> POWELL| Reached   9% of maximal function calls                 41119.8723220943<br> POWELL| Reached  10% of maximal function calls                 41119.7673874507<br> POWELL| Reached  11% of maximal function calls                 41119.6696953685<br> POWELL| Reached  12% of maximal function calls                 41119.5897243914<br> POWELL| Reached  13% of maximal function calls                 41119.5033784884<br> POWELL| Reached  14% of maximal function calls                 41119.4436297677<br> POWELL| Reached  15% of maximal function calls                 41119.3975932743<br> POWELL| Reached  16% of maximal function calls                 41119.3195918762<br> POWELL| Reached  17% of maximal function calls                 41119.2325561513<br> POWELL| Reached  18% of maximal function calls                 41119.1288077132<br> POWELL| Reached  19% of maximal function calls                 41119.0352172767<br> POWELL| Reached  20% of maximal function calls                 41119.0129096710<br> POWELL| RMS average of variables                                   0.1212678138<br> POWELL| Number of function evaluations                                     1013<br> POWELL| Final value of function                                41119.0129096710<br><br> POWELL| Final errors of target values<br><br> Reference configuration          1               Method number                1<br>    L    N    Occupation      Eigenvalue [eV]           dE [eV]          dCharge <br>    0    1          2.00        -6.0725948581 VA   0.075184[26]    -0.003391[ 0]<br>    0    2          0.00         1.3210658221 U1  -0.001478[ X]     0.001064[ X]<br>    0    3          0.00         3.5925745447 U2  -0.008106[ X]     0.000454[ 0]<br>    1    1          0.00        -0.5039255745 U1  -0.015830[ X]     0.001662[ X]<br>    1    2          0.00         2.3985479955 U2  -0.010857[ X]     0.000554[ 0]<br>    2    1         10.00       -13.4325992771 VA  -0.127744[74]     0.001469[ 0]<br>    2    2          0.00         2.2973778076 U1  -0.006726[ X]    -0.000473[ X]<br>    2    3          0.00         4.1092122101 U2  -0.008137[ X]    -0.000779[ 0]<br>    s-states N=    1                   Wavefunction at r=0:         0.002894[ 0]<br>    s-states N=    2                   Wavefunction at r=0:        -0.002251[ 0]<br>    s-states N=    3                   Wavefunction at r=0:        -0.002464[ 0]<br><br> Number of target values reached:                                       9 of  13<br><br><br><br>                             NORMAL TERMINATION OF     <br>                                                       <br>                           ****  ******  ****   ****   <br>                          **  ** ****** **  ** ******  <br>                          ******   **   **  ** **  **  <br>                          **  **   **    ****  **  **  </font><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>

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