Collision strength and effective collision strength for Ba XLVIII

Abstract

Collision strengths for the lowest 52 fine-structure levels of Ba XLVIII have been computed using Dirac atomic R-matrix code (DARC). Resonances in the threshold region have been completely resolved and the contributions of these resonances to allowed and forbidden transitions have been presented. Effective collision strengths have also been determined within a temperature range from the ground state. Collision strengths from ground state have also been computed with the relativistic distorted wave method, the flexible atomic code (FAC) was used for checking the accuracy of our results. The present work represents a new and significant work with improvement in the field. We believe that our presented data of collision and effective collision strengths may be useful in the future for benchmark calculations and for plasma diagnostics.