Abstract
Structural properties like the total energy, ionisation potential,
excitation energies and transition probabilities for the first four
magnetic dipolar (M1) excitations
$1s^{2}$:$^{1}$S$^{e}\rightarrow1sns$:$^{3}$S$^{e}_{1}$
and magnetic quadrupolar (M2) excitations
$1s^{2}$:$^{1}$S$^{e}\rightarrow1snp$:$^{3}$P$^{o}_{2}$
(n = 2,3,4,5) of helium atom endohedral to a fullerene cage have been
estimated. Time dependent coupled Hartree-Fock(TDCHF) theory within
variational scheme has been adopted for the detailed study of the
excitation properties. The structural properties have been estimated by
introducing an effective potential replacing that for the free atom,
mimicking the fullerene environment which may be neutral, positive or
negatively charged. Interesting behaviour of the properties of the
confined He atom have been observed with respect to nature of the charge
on fullerene cage. Results for the free He atom agree well with those
available in the literature while those for the confined system have
been reported for the first time.