Circulated Course Announcement in Arabic

Participation (41 in total): Postgraduate Students, Researchers, and Faculty members from:
- Cairo University: Astronomy, Physics, NILES,
- Al Azhar University,
- Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority,
- Menoufiya University,
- Minya University,
- National Research Center,
- Zewail City of Science and Technology

Course evaluation by participant faculty members and students (only the written ones)

Course pictures

TEACHING RECOGNITIONS AT CAIRO UNIVERSITY:

Certificates for participants (before the last revision), March 2013

Award to Nahar: "Shield of Faculty of Science", Cairo University, for Initiating STEM program in Physics, and "Excellence, devotion and care in the lecture course provided during Spring 2013",
- Certificate, at the Celebrating Event of "Thanks for Loyalty", March 2, 2013,

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MOROCCO: UNIVERSITY OF CHOUAIB DOUKKALI, EL JEDIDA
Laboratory of Innovation in Science, Technology and Modeling (LISTM),
Department of Physics, University of Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida, Dec 9 - 27, 2020

Title of the condensed course:
"ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS AND SPECTROSCOPY"
with computational workshops at OSC on: R-matrix codes, SUPERSTRUCTURE
Dec 9 - 27, 2020 (course was delivered through zoom)
Course organized by: Prof. Hamid Hebdi (Director of LISTM), Prof. Fatiha Miskane (LISTM and Physics Department)

i) Announcement poster with syllabus, ii) Prof. Hamid Nebdi, Sultana at Certificate ceremony, iii) user demonstration by Wilbur Ouma of OSC iv) Prof. Fatiha Miskane at session

Background materials of the lectures based on text book "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" (Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar, Cambridge University Press, 2011) and current research interest

Computational facilities are at OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center)

- Syllabus (includes computational workshops)

Participants list

Top scorers:

1. Walid El Maouaki, Certificate,
2- Imad Hamdi, Certificate
3- Redouane Hab Arrih Certificate

Certificates:

- Certificate for attendance,
- Appreciation certificate for the Coordinator, Prof. Fatiha Miskane,
- appreciation certificate for Heidi Hamblin OSC help,
- appreciation certificate for Wilbur Ouuma for OSC help,
- recognition certificate for Sultana N. Nahar,

Course evaluations:

- Walid,
- evaluations in txt

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UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA, BANGLADESH:
Dept of Physics and Astrophysics , University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000

i) Last day of the course, ii) lecture, iii) Computational workshop:

2017: TEACHING AND RESEARCH TRAINING:

Research based course titled:
"ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS"

6 hours lectures/week and computational workshops
- October 20 - November 12, 2017

Computational workshops: R-matrix codes, SUPERSTRUCTURE

Syllabus,

Exam

Participants from the Department of Physics

Professor S.N. Nahar

Lectures based on textbook "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" (Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar, Cambridge University Press, 2011) and current research interest

Invitation letter from: Professor A. Satter, Chair, Department of Physics,

2022: Physics Department participation in the Global AAS course
-DU students Farhan (U. of Missicipi) and Sadman (Case Western University) visit Sultana Nahar on January 7, 2024

2023: SUPERVISION OF A M.Sc. THESIS:

Mehedi Faysal of final year of M.Sc. in the Department of Physics of University of Dhaka carried out his M.Sc. thesis research titled "Computational investigation of atomic structure and spectral features of Ti I and Ti II using SUPERSTRUCTURE code" under supervision of Sultana Nahar, 2023

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UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, INDIA:
Dept of Physics and Astrophysics , University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India

RESEARCH COLLABORATION MEETING IN 2016:

3 days visit of Delhi University during Feb 17-19, 2016 included

- Discussions on atomic collisions and programs with Prof Man Mohan's group (Anil Pradhan, Sultana Nahar, and Hala from OSU)

- Research collaboration and proposals in a general meeting of atomic physicists of Delhi University

- American Physical Society

TEACHING IN 2014:

Condensed course title:
"Atomic and Molecular Radiation Physics: Astronomy to Biomedicine" with computational Program workshop: R-matrix codes, SUPERSTRUCTURE
Feb 7 - March 6, 2014

i) Lecture, ii) With Professor Man Mohan of University of Delhi outside our office at UD which was used by Professor Krishnan, who co-experimented on spectroscopy with C.V. Raman who later recieved Nobel proze for the work, as the foundation of National Physical Laboratory during 1947 - 1950, iii) Top 3 scorers

Syllabus,

Exam

Joint teaching by Professor A.K. Pradhan & Professor S.N. Nahar

- Under US India Education Fundation

Lectures based largely on text book "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" (Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar, Cambridge University Press, 2011) and current research interest

Delhi campus:
- Physics varenda,
- outside the computer lab

Visiting Faculty Invitation letter from: Professor A. Mukherjee, Head, Department of Physics and Astrophysics,

Circulated Course Announcement in Delhi University

Participation (87 in total): B.Sc., B.tech., Postgraduate M.Sc., M.tech, Researchers, and Faculty members from:
- Various colleges of DU
- Int. Un.Accl. Centre,(IUAC)

Course evaluation by participants of the course

RECOGNITION:

Certificates for participants, - Signing by Physics Chair Amitabha Mukherjee,
- certificate (sample),

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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA, 1989:

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Taught undergraduate course: "Modern Physics", Fall 1989

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2022: GLOBAL-HEIDELBERGU: LECTURE AND COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ATOMIC STRUCTURE

"Hands on session: Calculating your own atomic data with SUPERSTRUCTURE" by Sultana N. Nahar (last item, p.2, October 8, 2022),

International participants are those at conference "Investigating the roots: How our perception of the Milky Way system is shaped by our knowledge of atomic data products - Atomic Data Workshop", University of Heidelberg, Oct 3-8, 2022

49 participants registered for the workshop. List of invited participants at the workshop

1. Belgium,
2. Check Republic,
3. Germany,
4. India,
5. Portugal,
6. Spain
7. Sweden,
8 USA

- Venue: conference room, Heidelberg University
- Computational Facility (online):

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GLOBAL TEACHING & RESEARCH TRAINING:

Objective: One of the main objectives of the STEM program is training on cutting edge STEM research globally. Prof. Sultana N Nahar has been delivering a lecture course on atomic astrophysics and spectroscopy with computational workshops using high performance computers at the Ohio Supercomputer Center for research training at AMU since 2013. The global dimension opened up due to travel ban during COVID-19. With zoom advantage she was able to move the course online in 2020 to globally to 11 countries teaching at the same time. It is offered under the Indo-US APJ Abdul Kalam STEM Education and Research Center of OSU and AMU.

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2024: GLOBAL LECTURES AND COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS COURSE "ATOMIC and MOLECULAR ASTROPHYSICS and SPECTROSCOPY WITH COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON R-MATRIX AND SUPERSTUCTURE CODES" (virtual), I

Syllabus: Research training based course "Atomic and Molecular Astrophysics and Spectroscopy with computational workshops on the R-matrix and SUPERSTRUCTURE codes I" to be held under the "Indo-US APJAK STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-AMU during the 4-weekends of May 4 - 30, 2024

- Venue: OSU zooom platform. Time: 11 am - 2 pm, US time
- Computational Facility (online): Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), USA
- Textbook: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" By A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

LECTURE NOTES:

Lecture Note 1

Lecture Note 2

Lecture Note 3

Lecture Note 4 -

COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOP NOTES:

SUPERSTRUCTURE code

R-MATRIX codes for EIE Collision Strengths

List of Participants from 11 countries below:
1. Australia,
2. Bangladesh
3. India
4. Jordan
5. Mexico
6. Pakistan
7. Palestine
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Senegal
10. Syria
11. USA

List of 60 participants

Example: Certificate

Congratulatory note and Topmost scorers of the course

News of the course in Awards& Success section of Astronomy Newsletter

Some screenshots of the sessions:

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2022: GLOBAL LECTURES AND COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS COURSE ON ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS AND SPECTROSCOPY (virtual)

Poster and some snapshots during sessions

Research training based course "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy with computational workshops on the R-matrix codes II" was held under the "Indo-US APJAK STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-AMU during the 4-weekends of June 18 - July 17, 2022
- Venue: OSU zooom platform. Time: 11 am - 3 pm, US time
- Computational Facility (online): Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), USA
- Textbook: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" By A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

Participating countries (11):

1. Bangladesh
2. Egypt
3. India
4. Iraq
5. Mexico
6. Morocco
7. Pakistan
8. Palestine
9. Saudi Arabia
10. United Arab Emirates
11. USA

List of 54 participants

Topmost scorers of the course

Sample certificates:
- Certificate of Achievement
- Salutary certificate from OSU Vice Provost of Global Strategies and International Affairs Prof. Gil Latz

Comments and evaluation from participants

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2021: GLOBAL LECTURES AND COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS COURSE ON ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS AND SPECTROSCOPY (virtual)

Poster and some snapshots during sessions

Research training based course "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy with computational workshops on the R-matrix codes" was held under the "Indo-US APJAK STEM Education and Research Center of OSU-AMU during the 3-weekends of October 16 - 31, 2021
- Venue: OSU zooom platform. Time: 12 noon - 3 pm, US time
- Computational Facility (online): Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), USA
- Textbook: "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy"
By A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

Participating countries (11):

1. USA
2. Bangladesh
3. Egypt
4. Ethiopia
5. India
6. Mexico
7. Morocco
8. Pakistan
9. Palestine
10. Saudi Arabia
11. United Arab Emirates

Number of participants: 101

Topmost scorers of the course

Sample certificates:
- Certificate of Achievement for Prof. Rinku Sharma, India,
- Salutary certificate from OSU Vice Provost of Global Strategies and International Affairs Prof. Gil Latz to Prof. Maher Ghossain, Palestine

Comments and evaluation from participants

NEWS of the course:

3. OSU news Around the Oval (under "This week in recognition",p.5), June 15, 2022, "Nahar shows that international teaching can transform physics"

2. APS newsletter, June 2022 (front page): "International Teaching Can Transform Physics"

1. OSU news Around the Oval, (under "This week in recognition", p.6), Dec 1, 2021: "Sultana Nahar Teaches Global Online Course on Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy"

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INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF YOUNG ASTRONOMERS (ISYA)

i) Lecture, ii) Group at Kottamia Observatory, iii) Group at inauguration by the Minister of Research and Technology

The 40th ISYA 2018 held in Egypt, March 26 - April 11, 2018

ISYA 2018 was hosted by National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Egypt
- Announcing program and lecturers of ISYA 2018

Invitation letter from the President of NRIAG, 2018

Invitation letter from the Director of ISYA, 2018

Participants: Topmost students from M.Sc. to young Ph.D. holders were selected. Per convention, half of them were international and half were from the host country, Egypt. The 30 participants came from 9 countires: Egypt, Ehtiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania with one visitor from Nepal.

The 14 lecturers/faculty are from 8 countries: Egypt, Algeria, China, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Spain, USA

Solar Plasma Lectures at ISYA 2018 by Sultana Nahar

ISYA Activities book

Offcial report of ISTA 2018

All documents were published on the web

Some pictures from ISYA:

Kottamia Observatory facility

session break, - with Somaya, and Liu

Mural of Sultana working drawn by an artist at Cateract Pyramid Resort, Giza
- Outing: Group picture at Pyramids, Giza, Camel ride at Pyramids, Giza, Visit to Egyptian Museum, Cairo, - Koshery lunch, Cairo, - dancing on the boat on Nile, Cairo

News:

APS News article, Oct 2019: "The 40th International School for Young Astronomers in Egypt", Sultana N Nahar, APS Newsletter Vol 28, No. 9, p.3 (2019)
- Article on APS News Highlights page

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16TH IAU-ABDUL JABBAR ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP 2024, BANGLADESH:

16th IAU-Abdul Jabbar Astronomy Workshop 2024 was organized by the National Outreach Coordinator (NOC) Bangladesh and Bangladesh Astronomical Society, and was Sponsored by IAU during May 22-24, 2024

Program of the workshop
- Lecturer Nahar presented the sun and the stars

- Screen shot during the lecture

A 2-day learning workshop for all girls, both the participants and the lecturers, for astronomy was organized by National Outreach Coordinator (BOC) Bangladesh of IAU, and Bangladesh Astronomical Society, sponsored by IAU. There were 75 girls in the lecture who took notes from the lectures and went to learning section for the exam.

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IAU BANGLALDESH BIBHA ALL-GIRLS ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP:


All Girls astronomy workshop was held by National Outreach Coordinator (NOC) Bangladesh and Bangladesh Astronomical Society, Sponsored by IAU, Mar 2-3, 2023

- Screen shot during the lecture

A 2-day learning workshop for all girls, both the participants and the lecturers, for astronomy was organized by National Outreach Coordinator (BOC) Bangladesh of IAU, and Bangladesh Astronomical Society, sponsored by IAU. There were 75 girls in the lecture who took notes from the lectures and went to learning section for the exam.

Program of the workshop

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BIBHA ALL-GIRLS ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP:


All Girls astronomy workshop was held by Bangladesh Astronomical Society and Sponsored by IAU, Feb 20-22, 2022

- Screen shot during the lecture

A 3-day learning workshop for all girls, both the participants and the lecturers, for astronomy was organized by Bangladesh Astronomical Society under outreach program of IAU. There were 14 girls in the lecture who took notes from the lectures and went to learning section for the exam. All performed very well.

Program of the workshop

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IAU BANGLADESH: BIBHA ALL-GIRLS ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP:


All Girls Astronomy workshop wa held by Bangladesh Astronomical Society and Sponsored by IAU, Feb 11-13, 2021

- Screen shots during the lecture

A 3-day learning workshop for all girls, both the participants and the lecturers, for astronomy was organized the Bangladesh Astronomical Society under outreach program of IAU. There were 29 girls in the lecture who took notes from the lectures and went to learning section for the exam. All performed very well.

Program of the worksho

Nahar's lecture on "STARS"

IAU News report, March 2021

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JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY17, Savar, Bangladesh

i) Group after the lecture, ii) Sultana and Prof. Mamun meeting with VC Prof. Farzana Islam

Course title: "ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND TRANSITIONS: THEORY & COMPUTATION USING SUPERSTRUCTURE PROGRAM"
- Syllbus
- November 8, 2017

Invitation letter, Chair of Physics Department, 2017

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UNIVERSITIES: JORDAN, PAKISTAN, OSU
Jordan University in Amman, Hashemmite University, Quaid-i-Azam University, and OSU
Departments of Physics, Astronomy
Zarqa, Amman, Islamabad, Columbus

Title of the condensed course:
"ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS AND SPECTROSCOPY"
with computational workshops at OSC on: R-matrix codes, SUPERSTRUCTURE
Jun 9 - 25, 2021 (course was delivered through zoom)

Background materials of the lectures based on text book "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" (Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar, Cambridge University Press, 2011) and current research interest

Computational facilities are at OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center)

- Syllabus (includes computational workshops)

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UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR, INDIA:
Department of Physics , University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir

Conducted workshop: "ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND TRANSITONS: THEORY & COMPUTATION USING SUPERSTRUCTURE PROGRAM", March 25, 2016

i) Introduction by Physics Chair Manzoor Malik, ii) Computational lab, iii) signing certificates

Invitation letter from the Vice Chancellor Professor Khurshid Andrabi", 2016

Announcement of the workshop

Participants: Researchers, students, faculty members from Departments
- Physics
- Chemistry
registered for the workshop. Coordinator: Prof. Ghulam Nabi Dhar

Lectures on the theory: Lecture, - Discussions

Computer lab: with students,

RECOGNITION:

Participants: Certificate of completion",

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UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI, BANGLADESH:
Dept of Physics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi

Course: i) lecture, ii) computational lab, iii) exam, iv) after exam

TEACHING IN 2017:

Research based course titled:
"ATOMIC ASTROPHYSICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS"

Two full and half days (9:30 am - 5:30 pm) of lectures and computational workshops, ceremony
- October 29 - November 1, 2017

Computational workshops: R-matrix codes, SUPERSTRUCTURE

Syllabus,

Exam

Professor S.N. Nahar

Lectures based on textbook "Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy" (Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar, Cambridge University Press, 2011) and current research interest

Invitation letter from: Professor Golum Mortuza, Chair, Department of Physics
- Program circulated by the Physics Department

RECOGNITION & APPRECIATION:

The participants were most sincere and performed excellent. While everyone, faculty members and students, received certificates, the students scoring the top three points were recognized. Due to very close points, the 3rd position went to 3 students
- Faculty certificates : a faculty member
- 1st position: Md Shariful Islam (M.Sc)
- 2nd position: Ragib Ahsan Ramon (M.Sc.)
- 3rd position 1: Md. Mizanur Rahman (M.Sc.)
- 3rd position 2: Sujan Kumar Mitro (M.Sc.)
3rd position 3: Nazifa Tasmin Arony (M.Sc.)

"Certificate of Appreciation" for delivering the "Atomic Astrophysics with Computational workshops" with citation "Her lectures are helpful for the students as well as for the teachers of the department and I do welcome her for the days to come for other programs", Department of Physics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2017
- Presented by Prof. Farooque, Dean of Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University

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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, USA:
Department of Physics and Astronomy , Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Laboratories and Quiz sections, Fall 1979 - Spring 1984

RECOGNITION:

Daniel R. Gustafson Memorial Teaching Award to a graduate student for excellence in teaching, Wayne State University, January 1984

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COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOPS:

My computational workshop includes

- i) Atomic structure calculations using code SUPERSTRUCTURE (SS)
- ii) R-matrix code for atomic processes

PROGRAMS, INSTRUCTIONS TO RUN THEM, AND EXAMPLES FOR TUTORIALS ARE ACCESSIBLE BELOW

i) Atomic structure calculations using code SUPERSTRUCTURE (SS):

ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND TRANSITIONS: THEORETICAL OUTLINES (Nahar)

"TECHNIQUES FOR THE CALCULATION OF ATOMIC STRUCTURES AND RADIATIVE DATA INCLUDING RELATIVISTIC CORRECTIONS", Eissner, W., Jones, M., Nussbaumer, H. Comput. Phys. Commun. 8, 270 (1974)

"SuperStructureII.pdf" = Detailed theoretical background of SS (draft form, 1994)

Additional details in "Atomic data from the Iron Project LIII. Relativistic allowed and forbidden transition probabilities for Fe XVII", Sultana N. Nahar, Werner Eissner, Guo-Xin Chen, Anil K. Pradhan, Astronomy \& Astrophys. 408, 789 (2003)

"USING SUPERSTRUCTURE PROGRAM (Notes in running-sscode.pdf on running the program, input and output files)

"struct.f" = SS program to compute energy, transitions, & other quantities
- "runss"= script to compile "struct.f and create executable "sructx"
- "rss"= script to run SS
- "ssin.ar17" = input file for energy and transitions of Ar XVIIl
- "ssout.bp.ar17" = output file of SS containing all information on energies and various transitions
- "sspnl.ar17" = fort.7 (actual output) of SS run containing potential and orbial wavefunctions of the atomic system

ii) R-matrix code for atomic processes

running-rmatrixcode.pdf = notes on running the R-matrix codes for collision strength.

bprm-cpc95.pdf = published paper describing the theory and R-matrx codes

The example input and output files are for O III

rstg1.f = Program for stage 1
- stg1.inp.eie.o3 = Input file for stage 1
- zsspnl.o3 = Input file for stage 1
- stg1.out.eie.o3 = output file of stage 1

stglib.f = Program with library routines to be compiled with STG2, RECUPD+RECMOD, STGH

rstg2.f = Program for stage 2
- stg2.inp.eie.o3 = Input file for stage 2
- stg2.out.eie.o3 = output file of stage 2

recupd.f = 1st file of stage RECUPD for fine structure splitting in intermediate coupling

recmod.f = 2nd file of stage RECUPD for fine structure splitting in intermediate coupling
- recupd.inp.eie.o3 = input file for stage RECUPD for O III
- recupd.out.eie.o3 = output file for stage RECUPD for O III

rstgh.f = Program for stage H
- stgh.inp.eie.o3 = input file for stage H
- stgh.out.eie.o3 = output file of stage H
- H.DAT (binary) = output Hamiltonian matrix file H.DAT of stage H. STGF uses this file to compute collision strength

psbprm - contains command lines for compilation and making executable of STG1, STG2, RECUPD+RECMOD, STGH

stgf.f = Program for stage F

psbpas - contains command line for compilation and making executable of STGF
- stgf.inp.eie.o3 = Input file for stage F
- stgf.out.eie.o3 = Output file of stage F
- OMEGA = file contraining the collision strengths for electron impact excitation (EIE)

ii) Belfast version of the R-matrix codes

OSU group uses the dynamic version of the R-matrix codes often modified by Dr. Werner Eissner as needed. The Belfast version of the codes which incorporates Werner's changes, as included by Dr. Nigel Badnell, are available at

Belfast version of the R-matrix codes

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