Analysis of the free ion spectrum of Er3+(Er IV)

作者：Meftah A^*; Mammar S Ait; Wyart J F; Tchang Brillet W U L; Champion N; Blaess C; Deghiche D; Lamrous O

来源：Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics , 2016, 49(16): 165002.

DOI：10.1088/0953-4075/49/16/165002

• lanthanide ions
• trivalent erbium
• wavelengths
• energy levels
• electron configurations
• transition probabilities

The vacuum spark spectrum of erbium is observed in the wavelength region 705-2460 angstrom where transitions between the low-lying configurations 4f(11), 4f(10) 5d, 4f(10) 6s and 4f(10) 6p take place. Predictions of energy levels and electric dipole transition probabilities by means of the Cowan codes served for a complete revised analysis of the spectrum. The identification of 591 spectral lines as transitions mostly between low levels of these four configurations led to the determination of 120 energy levels. Radial parameters obtained in least-squares fits of both parities are compared with ab initio Hartree-Fock integrals including relativistic corrections. The mean error of the fits are respectively 41 cm(-1) for 38 known levels of the odd parity configurations 4f(11) + 4f(10) 6p and 49 cm(-1) for 82 known levels of the even configurations 4f(10) 5d + 4f(10) 6s.

• 出版日期2016-8-28