Abstract
The results of polarizability calculations on several small diatomic molecules using the recently implemented partial-wave self-consistent-field (PWSCF) method are reported. These calculations were done with the sigma orbital version of the PWSCF program so that only αzz, the polarizability tensor component parallel to the internuclear axis, could be computed. The results are compared with matrix SCF (MSCF) results and with exact results, where available. (AIP)