Band structure of bcc cobalt

A self-consistent density-functional band-structure calculation using linear combinations of Gaussian orbitals for bcc cobalt has been performed. Also determined were the Fermi surface and x-ray form factors to make possible comparison with measurements on a film of bcc cobalt on chromium recently prepared by Walmsley et al. of Stanford University. The calculation was performed for several lattice parameters, including the experimental value $a=2.77$ {}.