Turbomole



Contents

Release 2000, March 2000



Table of Contents

1. Introduction

What Is Turbomole?
Turbomole--The Insight® and standalone modes
Comparison of the Insight and standalone modes of Turbomole
Starting Turbomole
Using this guide
Additional information
Note on documentation of command names

2. Theory

Density functional theory methods
Geometry optimization--the OPTIMIZE suite of algorithms
Introduction
Theory and implementation
The EF algorithm and mode following
Constrained optimization
GDIIS
Density of states graphs
Statistical thermodynamics
Theory
Thermodynamic quantities
Implementation

3. Implementation

Organization of Turbomole

4. Command Summary--The Insight Environment

Setup pulldown
Symmetry pulldown
Optimize pulldown
Background_Job pulldown
Run pulldown
Analyze pulldown

5. Methodology--The Insight Environment

Using Turbomole in the Insight environment
Outline of basic steps of a Turbomole calculation
Step 1: Defining the molecule
Step 2: Setting up the calculation parameters
Step 3: Performing the Turbomole calculation
Step 4: Analyzing the results
Setting up calculations with the commands in the Turbomole module
Beginning a Turbomole session
Defining the molecule and its point-group symmetry
Specifying the system and type of calculation
Finding and adjusting the molecular point-group symmetry
Specifying parameters that control the calculation
Using the Setup/Parameters command
Selecting the calculation method
Selecting the basis set
Controlling disk and memory usage
Defining the electronic state
Setting up the SCF portion of a Turbomole job
Calculating other properties with Turbomole
Volumetric parameters
Using OPTIMIZE in the Insight environment
Setting up grid output
Setting up the background job
Starting the job
Monitoring a background job
Visual aids to analyzing results
Displaying orbital contours
Displaying charges
Specifying isotopes
Displaying normal mode vibrations
Statistical thermodynamics
Displaying density-of-states information
Displaying a summary of Turbomole output
Using other Insight pulldowns

6. Tutorial--The Insight Environment

Pilot online tutorials
Overview of tutorial lessons

7. Keywords Summary--Standalone Mode

Header keywords
Primary job control keywords
Additional job control keywords
DFT-specific keywords
Keywords for controlling the external environment
Keywords controlling calculation of properties
Keywords for SCF tolerances and convergence control
Keywords for control of geometry optimization

8. Methodology--Standalone Mode

Running a Turbomole job
Restarting a Turbomole job


APPENDICES

A. References

B. Glossary

C. Files

Introduction
File contents
The .input file
.turbo_archive (control) file
_route.csh file
q_isotopes.dat file
Input for statistical mechanics analysis
Sample .sum file
.outmol file
Output from statistical mechanics

D. Utilities

Background jobs
Shell scripts and utilities

E. Commands--Standalone Mode

Turbomole .input file
Format for documenting Turbomole keywords
Detailed descriptions of keywords/options
ACM_Coeffs
AO_Integral_Filesize
Basis
Basis_Type
Boys_Localization
Calculate
Charge
Constraint
Constraint_Method
Damping
DIIS
Displacement_Convergence
ECP
ECP_Range
Electric_Field
Electrostatic_Moments
ESP_Charges
Excitation_Energy
Excited_State_Method
Excited_State_Multiplicity
Excited_State_Symmetry
Fixed
Freq_Dep_Polarizability
Frequencies
Functionals
GDIIS
Geometry
Gradient_Convergence
Grid
Hessian_File
Hessian_Update
Integration_Grid
Level_Shift
Locate
Loewdin_Analysis
Max_Core_Memory
Max_Displacement
Method
MO_Guess
MO_Integral_Filesize
Mulliken_Analysis
Multiplicity
NMR_Shielding
Number_Of_Excited_States
Opt_Coordinate_System
Opt_Cycles
Opt_Energy_Convergence
Opt_Use_Symmetry
Plot
Point_Charges
Product
Relativistic_Correction
Roby_Davidson_Analysis
SCF_Density_Convergence
SCF_Energy_Convergence
SCF_Iterations
Spin
Static_Polarizability
Step_Size
Swap_Alpha_Orbitals
Swap_Beta_Orbitals
Swap_Orbitals
Symmetry
Title
TS_Mode
Version


INDICES

List of Figures

List of Tables

Index



Last updated January 8, 1998.
Copyright © 1997, 1998, Molecular Simulations, Inc. All rights reserved.