Theoretical calculation of atomic spectrum for 1s23l4l′ states of beryllium-like ions

Abstract

Using the saddle-point variation and saddle-point complex-rotation methods, energies, radiative, and Auger rates are calculated for the doubly-excited states 1s23l4l′ of beryllium-like ions. The total wave function is expanded by the restricted variation method to saturate the functional space and improve the nonrelativistic energy. Relativistic corrections and mass polarization effects are taken into account by the first-order perturbation theory. The partial Auger rates for these states are studied. The calculated Auger electron energies are compared with the experimental results which are observed in high resolution electron spectroscopy. The total radiative rates and the total Auger rates for these doubly-excited states 1s23l4l′ in the beryllium-like ions are also analyzed along with the increase of atomic number Z. Calculated results show that the total Auger rates are several orders of magnitude larger than the total radiative rates for these low-Z systems.