Oscillator strength for 3s²3p⁵-3s3p⁶in Cl-like ions

Abstract

Recent experiments have revealed discrepancies between calculated and experimental lifetimes in the lowest excited level of some chlorine-like ions. New ab initio oscillator strengths using the Breit-Pauli R-matrix method are provided for the 3s23p5 2Po3/2,1/2-3s3p6 2Se1/2 transition in Cl-like Ar II through to Cu XIII. Our calculated lifetimes for these twelve ions are respectively 5.507, 2.077, 1.177, 0.784, 0.569, 0.438, 0.350, 0.287, 0.241, 0.206, 0.178 and 0.156 ns, and are more consistent with experiments than other calculations.