Large-scale multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock calculations for astrophysics: Cl-like ions from Cr~VIII to Zn~XIV

Abstract

We use the multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock (MCDHF) method combined with the relativistic configuration interaction (RCI) approach (GRASP2K) to provide a consistent set of transition energies and radiative transition data for the lower $n=3$ states in all Cl-like ions of astrophysical importance, from \ion{Cr}{8} to \ion{Zn}{14}. We also provide excitation energies calculated for \mbox{Fe X} using the many-body perturbation theory (MBPT, implemented within FAC). The comparison of the present MCDHF results with MBPT and with the available experimental energies indicates that the theoretical excitation energies are highly accurate, with uncertainties of only a few hundred cm${}^{-1}$. Detailed comparisons for Fe~X and Ni~XII highlight discrepancies in the experimental energies found in the literature. Several new identifications are proposed.

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