Fine-structure energy levels, radiative rates and lifetimes in Fe XIII

Abstract

Energy levels and radiative rates for transition among the fine-structure levels of the terms belonging to the 3s23p2, 3s3p3,3s23p3d, 3p4, 3s3p23d, 3s23d2, 3p23d2, 3p33d, 3s3p3d2, 3s23p4s, 3s23p4p, 3s23p4d, 3s23p4f and 3s3p24s configurations of Si-like Iron are calculated through the CIV3 computer code using extensive configuration-interaction (CI) wavefunctions. The important relativistic effects are included through the Breit-Pauli approximation. The energy splitting of 390 fine-structure levels, oscillator strengths and radiative rates for electric-dipole-allowed and intercombination transitions and, also the lifetimes of fine-structure levels are presented and compared with available experimental and other theoretical results.