Slater Determinants: Representing Electrons

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When making a slater determinant do you have to represent every electron in the atom, or just the electrons in the highest level?
 
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You have to fill the levels according to what you're using the Slater determinant for. Are you doing Hartree-Fock or something else?
 
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