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Table 6.

Comparison between computed and observed lifetimes τ in seconds for the 26 lowest excited states in Al I.

RCIa
MCHF-BPb Expt.cde
Pos. Conf. LSJ τl τυ τl τobs
1 30s2 4s 2S1/2 6.734E-09 6.745E-09 6.558E-09 6.85(6)E-09c
2 3s 3p2 4P1/2 1.652E-03 1.182E-03 4.950E-03
3 4P3/2 6.702E-03 6.911E-03 13.24E-03
4 4P5/2 2.604E-03 3.681E-03 9.486E-03
5 3s2 3d 2D3/2 1.272E-08 1.372E-08 1.472E-08 1.40(2)E-08c
6 2D5/2 1.270E-08 1.371E-08 1.469E-08 1.40(2)E-08c
7 3s2 4p 6.329E-08 6.357E-08 6.621E-08 6.05(9)E-08e
8 6.300E-08 6.328E-08 6.590E-08 6.5 (2) E-08e
9 3s2 5s 2S1/2 2.019E-08 2.027E-08 1.98(5)E-08c
10 3s2 4d 2D3/2 a 3.117E-08 2.919E-08 2.95(7)E-08c
11 2D5/2 a 3.158E-08 2.953E-08 2.95(7)E-08c
12 3s2 5p 2.448E-07 2.532E-07 2.75(8)E-07c
13 2.429E-07 2.512E-07 2.75(8)E-07c
14 3s2 4f 6.041E-08 6.162E-08
15 6.041E-08 6.160E-08
16 3s2 6s 2S1/2 4.812E-08 4.885E-08
17 3s2 4d 2D3/2 b 1.136E-08 1.083E-08 1.32(3)E-08d
18 2D5/2 b 1.150E-08 1.093E-08 1.32(3)E-08d
19 3s2 6p 4.886E-07 6.952E-07
20 4.845E-07 6.882E-07
21 3s2 5f 1.176E-07 1.172E-07
22 1.175E-07 1.172E-07
23 3s2 5g 2G7/2 2.301E-07 2.315E-07
24 2G9/2 2.301E-07 2.315E-07
25 3s2 5d 2D3/2 1.011E-08 9.855E-09 14.0(2)E-09d
26 2D5/2 1.020E-08 9.921E-09 14.0(2)E-09d

Notes. For the current RCI calculations both length τl and velocity τυ forms are displayed. In Col. 6, the predicted lifetimes from MCHF-BP calculations are given in length form. The last column contains available lifetimes from experimental measurements together with their uncertainties.

References.

(a)

Present calculations;

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