Table 2 Comparison of measured and calculated transition probabilities for the decay P3/2 state of barium ion.

From: An exacting transition probability measurement - a direct test of atomic many-body theories

Transition

Transition probability Ai←k (×108 s−1)

Reduced matrix element Rik (a.u.)

Reference

1 ← 5

1.188 ± 0.012

4.709 ± 0.033

This work

 

1.2134

4.7586

25

 

1.2125

4.7569

24

 

1.218

4.72

23

 

1.196 ± 0.02

4.72 ± 0.04

6

 

1.1937

4.6982

20

 

1.171

4.6746

22

 

1.06 ± 0.09

 

12

 

1.18 ± 0.08

 

11

2 ← 5

0.04610 ± 0.00053

1.3517 ± 0.0077

This work

 

0.04408

1.3217

25

 

0.04620

1.3532

24

 

0.044

1.34

23

 

0.04589 ± 0.0025

1.349 ± 0.036

6

 

0.043

1.2836

20

 

0.045

1.3346

22

 

0.0469 ± 0.0029

 

12

 

0.048 ± 0.006

 

11

3 ← 5

0.3758 ± 0.0044

4.1475 ± 0.0034

This work

 

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25

 

0.3786

4.1631

24

 

0.342

4.02

23

 

0.3402 ± 0.0115

3.945 ± 0.066

6

 

0.349

3.9876

20

 

0.345

4.1186

22

 

0.377 ± 0.024

 

12

 

0.37 ± 0.04

 

11

  1. The transition probabilities for refs 24 and 25 are derived using NIST recommended wavelength values.
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