A systematic
ab initio
study is performed on the ground state static dipole polarizabilities of the
2
S
+1
S,
S
>1/2, atoms from N to Bi, Cr, Mo, Mn, Tc and Re. The benchmark scalar-relativistic values of the scalar polarizability components are obtained using the coupled cluster method. The spin–orbit configuration interaction calculations are carried out for the anisotropic (tensor) polarizability components of these atoms (except Mn and Tc) that arise from the second-order spin–orbit interaction. The tensor polarizabilities are calculated for the first time and found to increase from 10
−5
(N) to 3.8 atomic units (Bi) approximately as the fourth power of the nuclear charge. The simple correlations and implication to magnetic trapping of cold atoms are discussed.
Bound states of spin–orbit coupled cold atoms in a Dirac delta-function potential
