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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin" lang=EN-US>Dear Users,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin" lang=EN-US>What is the valence configuration for the Co.pbe-mt_fhi.UPF (downloaded from <A href="http://www.quantum-espresso.org/wp-content/uploads/upf_files/Co.pbe-mt_fhi.UPF">http://www.quantum-espresso.org/wp-content/uploads/upf_files/Co.pbe-mt_fhi.UPF</A>). From the calculation, I know the total valence electrons is 9, but I am not sure whether the valence configure is 3d74s2 by convention. The valence configuration displayed in the upf file is obviously wrong. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin" lang=EN-US>Is there any method to identify the valence configuration of the pseudopotential from the upf files.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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