CCL: TDDFT calculation

From: partha kundu <partha1kundu##gmail.com>
Subject: CCL: TDDFT calculation
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:45:16 +0530

 Sent to CCL by: partha kundu [partha1kundu=-=gmail.com]
 Dear All,
 I am interested in doing exited state calculation for my molecule
 using TDDFT method. I have some questions regarding this. In ground
 state calculation, we optimize a structure using lower basis set and
 use it as a intial structure for the next level.Is it also possible to
 do for exited state? Is there any other concern in optimizing the
 higher excited state? I know that at higher excited state since the
 energy levels are closer, a wrong optimization may lead to different
 exited state. How to check it and solve?Any other advice is greatly
 appreciated.
 Thanks.
 Partha