Energy levels and radiative transition properties of the 2s2p double K-shell vacancy state in He-like ions ([formula omitted])

Abstract

The energy levels of 1s2, 1s2s, and 2s2p configurations for He-like ions (4≤Z≤54) are calculated using the multi-configuration Dirac–Hartree–Fock​ methods. The transition energies, transition rates, and oscillator strengths of 2s2p→1s2 and 2s2p→1s2s are also calculated. A parallel calculation based on the Dirac–Fock–Slater method with a local central potential is performed using the Flexible Atomic Code to cross-check the accuracy of the data. The Breit interaction and quantum electrodynamics effects, including self-energy and vacuum polarization, are included as perturbations in these calculations. The average relative standard deviation of the energy levels from the available NIST data is about 0.2% for both methods. The transition energies and rates are in reasonable agreement with other available theoretical and experimental data, and the consistency between the transition energies calculated by the two methods reaches 99.9%. These results are expected to help future investigations on double K-shell vacancy decays of He-like ions.