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Table 3.

Ni III transition probabilities (Aul) and effective collision strengths (Υlu) for the three lowest levels of the ground configuration (3p6 3d8).

Transition nl − nu Aul Υlu (T = 5000 K)
(s−1) This paper
Priv. comm.
(R07) (S16) (B01)
3F43F3 1–2 6.5(−2) 2.49 2.20 2.29
3F43F2 1–3 4.5(−9) 0.77 0.57 0.83
3F33F2 2–3 2.7(−2) 1.67 1.63 2.82

Notes. Numbers in parentheses correspond to powers of ten. Υlu is the (dimensionless) effective collision strength averaged over the Maxwellian velocity distribution of the electrons at a given temperature.

References. B01 = M. Bautista (priv. comm.), based on Bautista (2001); R07 = This paper, based on Ramsbottom et al. (2007); S16 = This paper, based on Storey et al. (2016).

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