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\caption{\label{Tab:Cu:Zn:tar-str}The lowest $\Delta n_{{\rm c}} = 0$ core excitation thresholds (in Rydbergs) for \ion{Cu}{xii} and \ion{Zn}{xiii}. Uncertainties are enclosed in lower parentheses.}
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   &         & \multicolumn{4}{c}{${\rm Cu}^{11+}$} &   & \multicolumn{4}{c}{${\rm Zn}^{12+}$} \\
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K  & Config. & Level(mix) & Present\tablefootmark{a} & NIST\tablefootmark{b} & MCHF\tablefootmark{c} &
             & Level(mix) & Present\tablefootmark{a} & NIST\tablefootmark{b} & MCHF\tablefootmark{c} \\
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%K   Configuration               Level                                                   Present             NIST                 MCHF
 1 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{6}  $ & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}S_{0}~(97.2\%)$                       & $0.000000$ & $0.000000         $ & $0.000000       $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}S_{0}~(97.3\%)$                       & $0.00000 $ & $0.00000          $ & $0.00000        $ \\
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 2 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{0}^{{\rm o}}~(97.7\%)$             & $4.56676 $ & $4.603_{(36)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.19956        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{0}^{{\rm o}}~(97.7\%)$             & $4.85185 $ & $4.905_{(38)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.43697        $ \\
 3 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{1}^{{\rm o}}~(96.6\%)$             & $4.60819 $ & $4.638_{(32)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.24146        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{1}^{{\rm o}}~(96.3\%)$             & $4.90147 $ & $4.943_{(35)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.48650        $ \\
 4 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(94.4\%)$             & $4.69378 $ & $4.711_{(25)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.32844        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(93.4\%)$             & $5.00416 $ & $5.025_{(27)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.58924        $ \\
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 5 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{4}^{{\rm o}}~(97.9\%)$             & $4.83899 $ & $4.837_{(36)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.44807        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{4}^{{\rm o}}~(97.9\%)$             & $5.14710 $ & $5.156_{(38)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.70801        $ \\
 6 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{3}^{{\rm o}}~(89.6\%)$             & $4.86273 $ & $4.880_{(35)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.48537        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{3}^{{\rm o}}~(87.7\%)$             & $5.17130 $ & $5.203_{(38)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.74554        $ \\
 7 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(88.5\%)$             & $4.92015 $ & $4.941_{(29)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.55309        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(84.9\%)$             & $5.24156 $ & $5.270_{(31)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.82380        $ \\
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 8 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(57.2\%)$             & $5.19405 $ & $5.203_{(34)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.82348        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(55.4\%)$             & $5.53462 $ & $5.548_{(36)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $5.12106        $ \\
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 9 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{3}^{{\rm o}}~(59.8\%)$             & $5.17774 $ & $5.177_{(44)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.78044        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{3}^{{\rm o}}~(59.6\%)$             & $5.50490 $ & $5.519_{(47)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $5.05792        $ \\
10 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{1}^{{\rm o}}~(96.2\%)$             & $5.23130 $ & $5.21500          $ & $4.86330        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{1}^{{\rm o}}~(95.8\%)$             & $5.57297 $ & $5.55700          $ & $5.15855        $ \\
11 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(59.4\%)$             & $5.28354 $ & $5.280_{(32)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.91565        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}^{{\rm o}}~(58.7\%)$             & $5.64097 $ & $5.633_{(35)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $5.22837        $ \\
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12 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{3}^{{\rm o}}~(54.3\%)$             & $5.30733 $ & $5.320_{(29)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $4.95778        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}F_{3}^{{\rm o}}~(52.7\%)$             & $5.67000 $ & $5.676_{(31)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $5.27605        $ \\
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13 & $\rm 3s^{2}3p^{5}3d$ & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{1}^{{\rm o}}~(96.2\%)$\tablefootmark{\bigstar}   & $6.54764 $ & $6.54764          $ & $6.24830        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}P_{1}^{{\rm o}}~(96.1\%)$\tablefootmark{\bigstar}  & $6.95380 $ & $6.95379          $ & $6.60700        $ \\
   &                  &                                                              &            &                     & $6.346 ^{{\rm d}}$&
                      &                                                              &            &                     & $6.7154^{{\rm d}}$\\
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14 & $\rm 3s^{ }3p^{6}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{1}~(75.6\%)$                       & $8.29610 $ & $8.268_{(27)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.04518        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{1}~(75.9\%)$                       & $8.82751 $ & $8.814_{(29)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.56194        $ \\
15 & $\rm 3s^{ }3p^{6}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}~(74.9\%)$                       & $8.31511 $ & $8.277_{(36)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.06020        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}~(75.1\%)$                       & $8.85018 $ & $8.822_{(38)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.58042        $ \\
16 & $\rm 3s^{ }3p^{6}3d$ & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{3}~(75.9\%)$                       & $8.34975 $ & $8.291_{(36)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.08529        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{3}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{3}~(76.3\%)$                       & $8.89283 $ & $8.838_{(39)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.61207        $ \\
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17 & $\rm 3s^{ }3p^{6}3d$ & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}~(70.1\%)$                       & $8.57720 $ & $8.538_{(39)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.35116        $ &
                      & $\rm {}^{1}\hspace*{-.5mm}D_{2}~(70.3\%)$                       & $9.12726 $ & $9.102_{(42)}$\tablefootmark{\S}& $8.88624        $ \\
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\end{tabular}
\tablefoot {\tablefoottext{a}{present work: 2894-level MCBP results;}
    \tablefoottext{b}{critically compiled experimental data of \cite{Shirai:2000};}
    \tablefoottext{c}{MCHF results of \cite{Irimia:2003};}
    \tablefoottext{\S}{extrapolated along the isoelectronic sequence;}
    \tablefoottext{\bigstar}{dominant excitation threshold -- see Table~\ref{Tab:tar-rad};}
    \tablefoottext{d}{single configuration TDCHF results of \cite{Ghosh:1997}.}}\vspace*{0.25mm}
\end{table}