Hyperfine interactions in stripped atoms isoelectronic with alkali atoms

Abstract
The role of electron-electron interaction beyond the restricted Hartree-Fock approximation, particularly the exchange core polarization effect, is shown to be crucial for explanation of the experimentally measured hyperfine interaction in the (1s22s;S2) state of the lithium like stripped fluorine atom (F+6). Results are presented for the entire series of such atoms from Li0 to Ne+7 and for the excited (1s23s;S2) and (1s22p;P2) states of F+6. The significance of the trends in these hyperfine constants is discussed. A prediction is made of the hyperfine constant in the ground electronic state of sodium like Ca+9, which is amenable to time-of-flight measurements.