Abstract
The dipole-dipole-quadrupole (B) and second-dipole (γ) hyperpolarizabilities and the dipole (α1) and quadrupole (α2) polarizabilities are calculated for the ground state of the beryllium atom. The results are based on finite-field energies computed using the coupled-cluster double-excitation model (commonly known as CCD), corrected by fourth-order contributions from single and triple excitations computed with CCD amplitudes. The final values are α1 =37.30e2 a02 EH1, α2 =298.8e2 a04 EHr1, B=-2102e3 a04 EH2, and γ=3.15 ×104 e4 a04 EH3.