Broadening And Shift of The Intercombination Spectral Line of The Second Group Elements (Hg, Cd and Zn) Perturbed by Inert Gases

Abstract

The Van der Waals and Lennard ‐ Jones potential parameters for the ground and exited states of the second group elements (Hg, Cd and Zn) perturbed by inert gases (Xe, Kr, Ar, Ne and He) have been calculated using coulomb approximation. The basis of the Lindholm ‐Foley impact theory and the calculated potential parameters are used for calculating the collision broadening and shift coefficients β and δ for the intercombination lines 253.7, 326.1 and 307.6 nm of Hg, Cd and Zn atoms respectively when they are colliding with inert gas atoms . The calculating coefficients of β and δ are compared with their corresponding experimental values, taken from literatures.