Non-metastability of the 5d9(2D3/2)6s26p1/2J=2 level in Hg
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 21 (2) , L1-L3
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/21/2/001
Abstract
Ab initio calculations of both the radiative and autoionisation lifetimes of levels of the 5d96s26p configuration suggest that the recent interpretation of a new metastable level as 5d9(2D3/ 2)6s26p1/2 J=2 in Hg is in error. The authors suggest an alternative relatively long-lived level, 5d9(2D5/2)6s26p3/2 J=3, may account for the observations.Keywords
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