Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2010-07-22
Physics
Atomic Physics
Paper from Physics & Astronomy REU at the University of Toledo, August 2008
Scientific paper
A semi-empirical method is used to characterize the 3s(2)3p(2)-3s3p(3) J=2 transition array in P II. In this method, Slater, spin-orbit, and radial parameters are fitted to experimental energy levels in order to obtain a description of the array in terms of LS-coupling basis vectors. The various IC and CI amplitudes resulting from this model are then used to predict the branching fractions of transitions within the array. Results close to LS-coupling values are presented, and these are compared to branching ratios measured using beam-foil spectroscopy at the THIA laboratory. The work provides support for the hypothesis of Dr. Curtis that transition arrays with little upper state IC but significant upper state CI in atoms of low Z exhibit branching fractions close to LS-coupled values, although the data are inconclusive in this respect.
Brown Jeremy Bancroft
Curtis Lorenzo J.
Ellis David G.
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