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As an alternative to using a pseudopotential+basis-set-spec pair, we could use pre-packaged .ion files as input to calculations.
This has some benefits for "production calculations" and also adds some more flexibility to the users. For example, a user of an old version of Siesta could still benefit from PSML pseudopotentials by using an .ion file produced by a modern version.
Production of "ion files" might be optional in a calculation, be it a full Siesta calculation or a simpler one with a "gen-basis" program, for example.
Sets of .ion files could be grouped into 'families'.
More metadata than is currently available in an .ion file could be added to the node.
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Oh wow! I didn't even know there was this possibility of passing .ion files to Siesta instead of Pseudopotential and basis. Good to know!
To create .ion families is a good idea, although we have to remind our-self and to the users that the definition of "good basis set" is system dependent. I mean that if a basis choice has been tested on the Mg crystal element, it is not guaranteed to work well for calculations on MgO.
To facilitate basis set testing with aiida is something I have in the back of my mind since long time and I would see this as a priority compered to the issue described here, but that's just my opinion.
As an alternative to using a pseudopotential+basis-set-spec pair, we could use pre-packaged .ion files as input to calculations.
This has some benefits for "production calculations" and also adds some more flexibility to the users. For example, a user of an old version of Siesta could still benefit from PSML pseudopotentials by using an .ion file produced by a modern version.
Production of "ion files" might be optional in a calculation, be it a full Siesta calculation or a simpler one with a "gen-basis" program, for example.
Sets of .ion files could be grouped into 'families'.
More metadata than is currently available in an .ion file could be added to the node.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: