title: Quantum Monte Carlo for 3d transition-metal atoms.
abstract: The domain Green's function Monte Carlo method has been used to calculate the ground-state energy of the atoms Sc through Zn. The fixed node approximation with single-configuration explicitly correlated wave functions is used. A comparison with variational Monte Carlo energies is carried out. The quality of the ground-state energies reported here is similar to that achieved for few-electron atoms using similar techniques.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, Campus de Rabanales Edif. C2, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarsa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buendía
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Galvez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maldonado