An expansion method for calculating atomic properties, V. Transition probabilities of M shell electrons

Abstract

The expansion method is extended to M shell electrons and explicit calculations are carried out of the probabilities of all dipole transitions between configurations 1 8 2 2 8 2 2 p 6 3 l —1 8 2 2 8 2 2 p 6 3 l ´, and between configurations 1 8 2 2 8 2 2 p 6 3 l 1 3 l 2 —1 8 2 2 8 2 2 p 6 3 l 1 3 l 2 ´, account being taken of the mixing of degenerate configurations. Results are presented for all members of the sodium and magnesium isoelectronic sequences.