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Table 2

Energy levels in Ry relative to the Ni xvii ground state.

Level Observeda Current Aggarwalb Christensenc

 1 3sS0 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
 2 3s3p 3P 2.4097 2.3998 2.4017 2.4569
 3 3s3p 3P 2.4844 2.4771 2.4769 2.5255
 4 3s3p 3P 2.6763 2.6724 2.6672 2.6559
 5 3s3p 1P 3.6569 3.7072 3.7032 3.6800
 6 3pP0 5.7220 5.7480 5.7489 5.8183
 7 3pD2 5.8214 5.8372 5.8313 5.8236
 8 3pP1 5.8668 5.8941 5.8907 5.8685
 9 3pP2 6.1013 6.1302 6.1198 6.0995
10 3pS0 6.8756 6.9496 6.9419 6.8924
11 3s3d 3D1 7.0283 7.0661 7.0553 7.0754
12 3s3d 3D2 7.0437 7.0830 7.0700 7.0792
13 3s3d 3D3 7.0675 7.1089 7.0932 7.1067
14 3s3d 1D2 7.8776 7.9830 7.9704 7.9500
15 3p3d 3F 9.6042 9.6348 9.6246
16 3p3d 3F 9.7381 9.7730 9.7575
17 3p3d 1D 9.8519 9.8932 9.8768
18 3p3d 3F 9.8973 9.9360 9.9148
19 3p3d 3D 10.1654 10.2255 10.2140
20 3p3d 3D 10.1915 10.2508 10.2357
21 3p3d 3D 10.3317 10.3973 10.3779
22 3p3d 3P 10.3496 10.4094 10.3945
23 3p3d 3P 10.3531 10.4143 10.3979
24 3p3d 3P 10.3579 10.4212 10.4030
25 3p3d 1F 11.0174 11.1418 11.1238
26 3p3d 1P 11.1423 11.2718 11.2552
27 3dF2 14.1966 14.2648 14.2415
28 3dF3 14.2202 14.2922 14.2658
29 3dF4 14.2506 14.3254 14.2949
30 3dD2 14.5331 14.6320 14.6069
31 3dP0 14.5566 14.6467 14.6232
32 3dP1 14.5702 14.6570 14.6327
33 3dP2 14.5960 14.6884 14.6593
34 3dG4 14.5931 14.7035 14.6749
35 3dS0 15.5667 15.5431
36 3s4s 3S1 19.9349 19.9218 19.9082 19.9655
37 3s4s 1S1 20.1689 20.1558 20.2367

Notes.  NB - Levels 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36  and  37 in the Current work equate to levels 7, 6, 13, 10, 11, 12, 15  and  16 in the work of Christensen et al. (This table is also available at the CDS.)

(a)

NIST Atomic Spectra Database: http://physics.nist.gov/asd3.

(b)

Aggarwal et al. (2007).

(c)

Christensen et al. (1986).

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