Wavelengths of the 3p-3d Transitions of the Co- and Fe-LIKE Ions: The Effects of Electron Correlation

Abstract

AbstractThe experimental observations of the 3p63d92D – 3p53d102P transitions of the Co-like ions and 3p63d83F4– 3p53d93F3of the Fe-like ions have recently been extended to highly charged ions of heavy elements up to uranium (Z = 92). A comparison between the observed energies and calculated values from the Dirac-Fock model indicated persistent discrepancies of 3–4 eV for all ions. Systematic multiconfiguration Dirac–Fock calculations for these transitions have been carried out with emphasis on the effects of electron correlation. The previously found discrepancies between theory and experiment have mostly been removed after the inclusion of the electron–electron correlation effects in the theoretical calculations.