Excitation energies, magnetic dipole, and electric quadrupole transition probabilities of the 3d ^2D3/2-3d ^2D5/2 transition in the potassium-like （K-like） sequence with 26 ≤ Z ≤ 36 are investigated by using the m...Excitation energies, magnetic dipole, and electric quadrupole transition probabilities of the 3d ^2D3/2-3d ^2D5/2 transition in the potassium-like （K-like） sequence with 26 ≤ Z ≤ 36 are investigated by using the multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree-Fock （MCDHF） method. The contributions of the electron correlations, Breit interaction, and the leading-order quantum electrodynamic （QED） effects on the transition properties are analyzed. The present results are interested in the laboratory tokamak and the astronomical observations. Furthermore, the feasibility of these ions for the highly charged ion （HCI） clocks is discussed. Considering the wavelength of lasers and manipulation process of the atomic clocks, Cu^10＋ and Zn^11＋ are recommended as promising candidates with achievable quality factors at the 10^15 level.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91436103,91536102,and 91336211)the Research Programme of National University of Defense Technology,China(Grant No.JC15-0203)the Strategic Priority Research Programme of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB21030300)
文摘Excitation energies, magnetic dipole, and electric quadrupole transition probabilities of the 3d ^2D3/2-3d ^2D5/2 transition in the potassium-like （K-like） sequence with 26 ≤ Z ≤ 36 are investigated by using the multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree-Fock （MCDHF） method. The contributions of the electron correlations, Breit interaction, and the leading-order quantum electrodynamic （QED） effects on the transition properties are analyzed. The present results are interested in the laboratory tokamak and the astronomical observations. Furthermore, the feasibility of these ions for the highly charged ion （HCI） clocks is discussed. Considering the wavelength of lasers and manipulation process of the atomic clocks, Cu^10＋ and Zn^11＋ are recommended as promising candidates with achievable quality factors at the 10^15 level.
