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SCF

Keywords of the SCF input block

Keyword Format Description Default
SCFType string Defines the type of SCF calculation. Available options: RHF, UHF, RHF
MaxIter integer The maximum number of iterations during the SCF procedure. 75
ETol double The energy convergence tolerance of the SCF. 1.0e-08
DTol double The density convergence tolerance of the SCF. 1.0e-08
GuessType string The type of guess orbitals. Available options: Core, ImprovedCore, OrcaJSON, OrcaGBW. ImprovedCore
LevelShiftUp double An artificial shift of the virtual orbital energies (in a.u.) to improve convergence of the SCF procedure. 1.0
LevelShiftDn double An artificial shift of the occupied orbital energies (in a.u.) to improve convergence of the SCF procedure. 1.0