cfac-1.7.0

This is a major release. Please note that it introduces a few backward-incompatible changes.

• Level names are now guaranteed to be unique within the same ion; a repeating (in the previous versions) name will now have one or more asterisks appended.
• CorrectEnergy() now expects a file with levels identified by their names instead of indices.
• By the end of calculations, a warning is issued if not all energy corrections have been applied.
• Improved calculations of CE between nearly degenerate levels.
• Atomic constants updated to their current CODATA values.
• The obsolete form of Structure() is dropped.
• Removed non-functional SetTransitionMaxE/M() calls.
• Removed SetModName().
• Added SetErrorOutput() function to redirect the error/warning messages to a file.
• By default, the output is set to stderr. Use SetErrorOutput('stdout') to restore the old behavior.
• Mixed calculation mode is no longer marked as experimental.
• Config() now accepts the uta flag.
• SetUTA() is marked as deprecated.
• Added convenience OptimizePotential() call combining ConfigEnergy(0), OptimizeRadial(), and ConfigEnergy(1).
• Added RequireVersion().
• Alternative "per-ion" forms of several functions are documented.
• The SQLite DB now includes the uta flag per level; format version changed to 4, one needs to recompile any code against the updated cfacdb library.
• The cfacdbu utility can detect whether (a subset of) a DB was prepared in the detailed, UTA, or mixed mode.
• Fixed printing stats of multisession DB's.
• Various cosmetic fixes and documentation updates.

cfac-1.6.4

• Added check for identical/overlapping configurations
• Documentation of ListConfig() updated
• A few minor fixes

cFAC-1.6.3a

• Accelerate EB structure & sub-M ionization calculations
• Deal graciously with many non-fatal numerical issues
• MemENTable call can be omitted
• Documentation updated, including the cfacdb API

cFAC-1.6.2

• CorrectEnergy() was broken by a recent change.
• SetCILevel(-1) was broken since 1.6.0.
• Added -h and -V command line options for the help and version info, respectively.
• Minor documentation fixes.
• cfacdbu man page.

cFAC-1.6.1

• Fixed two bugs in the experimental mixed mode.

cFAC-1.6.0

• Implemented experimental mixed (UTA or detailed) mode of calculation, based on ideas of M. Belkhiri
• UTA fixes by M. Krief and A. Feigel
• Added SetSymmetry() as a recommended substitution for the second form of Structure()
• Dropped Asymmetry()
• Higher-n states can be calculated
• Collision rates, as calculated by the cfacdb library, can be cached in the database
• The cfacdb utility heavily rewritten; run with --help to see options
• Ported to MinGW
• Updated/improved documentation, including hyperrefs to functions

cFAC-1.5.0

• Restored UTA mode of calculation
• Added demos/tests for UTA
• Documentation updated
• Included chapter about the theory behind cFAC in the manual (based on papers/*)