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VI/72       Atomic Transition Probabilities, Sc-Ni (NIST 1993)
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Atomic Transition Probabilities, Scandium through Manganese
  Fuhr J.R., Martin G.A., Wiese W.L.
  <J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 17, Suppl. 3 (1988)>
  =1988atps.book.....F
Atomic Transition Probabilities, Iron through Nickel 
  Fuhr J.R., Martin G.A., Wiese W.L.
  <J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 17, Suppl. 4 (1988)>
  =1988atpi.book.....F
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ADC_Keywords: Atomic physics
Keywords: NIST, atomic transition probabilities

Description:
  Atomic transition probabilities for Scandium (Z = 21) through Ni (Z =
  28) for about 18,300 spectral lines are critically compiled, based on
  all available literature sources. The transition probability data,
  oscillator strengths, and line shape data were collected, catalogued
  and evaluated by the Data Center on Atomic Transition Probabilities at
  the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA (NIST). 

File Summary:
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 FileName  Lrecl Records  Explanations
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ReadMe        80       .  This file
TrProb.dat   181   20018  Transition probabilities
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Note:
  The following table shows which ionization stages are included in the 
  data base.
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  Element  Allowed transitions  Forbidden transitions
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  Sc       I-V, VII-XX          II, V-IX, XI, XIII-XVIII, XX
  Ti       I-XXI                III, VI-X, XII-XIX, XXI
  V        I-XXII               IV, VII-XI, XIII, XV-XXII
  Cr       I-II,V-XXIII         II, IV-V, VIII-XII, XIV, XVI-XXIII
  Mn       I-II, IV-XXIV        I, V-VI, IX-XIII, XV, XVII-XXIV
  Fe       I-III, VII-XXV       I-VIII, X-XXIII, XXV
  Co       I-II, VIII-XXVI      III, VIII, XI-XV, XVII, XIX-XXIV, XXVI
  Ni       I-III, IX, XI-XXVII  I-V, VII, IX, XII-XXV, XXVII
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  The data in the columns in the table are all left-justified except 
  for ionization stage (Spect_No).

Byte-by-byte Description of file: TrProb.dat
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label     Explanations
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   1-  2  A2     ---     At_sym    ! Element
   4-  5  A2     ---     Spect_No  ? Stage of Ionization 
       7  A1     ---     Allowed   [AF]! Transition type - Allowed or Forbidden   
   9- 11  A3     ---     ATP_mult  ? Multiplet Number             
  13- 14  A2     ---     Seq_No   *? Sequence number within Multiplet  
  16- 36  A21    ---     Lo_conf   Lower energy level configuration          
  38- 56  A19    ---     Up_conf   Upper energy level configuration          
  58- 67  A10    ---     Lo_term   Lower energy level term 
  69- 80  A12    ---     Up_term   Upper energy level term 
  82- 89  A8     ---     Mult_No  *Multiplet Table Number 
      91  A1     ---     Pre_Wave *Wavelength Prefix
  92- 99  A8     0.1nm   Wave      ? Wavelength 
 101-108  A8     cm-1    ELo       ? Lower Energy Level 
 110-118  A9     cm-1    EUp       ? Upper Energy Level 
 120-121  I2     ---     Gi        ? g(i) statistical weight lower level
 123-124  I2     ---     Gk        ? g(k) statistical weight upper level
 126-133  A8     0.1GHz  Aki       ? A(k,i)transition probability (in 10^8 s-1)
 135-142  A8     ---     fik       ? f(i,k) oscillator strength           
 144-150  A7     ---     S        *? line strength (atomic units)  
 152-157  F6.3   ---     log(gf)   ? log gf 
 159-165  A7     ---     Type     *Forbidden transition type    
 167-170  A4     ---     Acc      *accuracy rating - uncertainties
 172-181  A10    ---     NIST_ref *NIST Data Center literature reference code
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Note on Seq_No:
  0 refers to weighted averages of line values.
Note on Mult_No:
  The Multiplet Table Number Refers to Multiplet Tables by Charlotte
  Moore. 
Note on Pre_Wave:
  A square bracket "[" indicates approximate calculated or
  extrapolated values 
Note on S:
  The line strength is given in atomic units. A cross reference table
  for converting between S, f(i,k), A(i,k) is given in the source
  reference. Some authors have used a definition of the line strength
  for E2 transitions which yields a 50% higher value than employed here
  and in earlier NBS transition-probability compilations. 
Note on Type:
  Type indicates the forbidden transition types.
    E1 = electric dipole transition
    E2 = electric quadrupole transition
    M1 = magnetic dipole transition
    M2 = magnetic quadrupole transition
Note on Acc:
  The ratings for the uncertainties are:
    A = within 3%
    B = within 10%
    C = within 25%
    D = within 50%
    E = greater than 50%
    +,- = often a further distinction in the uncertainty labels was 
          made by assigning a plus or minus to indicate the lines are 
       estimated to be somewhat better or worse than similar lines.
    c, 1, 2 = undefined
Note on NIST_ref:
  Abbreviations appearing are:
  ls : LS coupling rules applied
  n  : normalized to a scale different from that of the author 
  interp.: derived by an interpolation technique rather than taken 
  directly from the literature

  The NIST reference source code list is not available in electronic 
  form as part of this data set.

Modifications:
  The following errors were found and corrected after checking the
  printed version: (1) in record 7967 an underscore in the exponent was
  replaced by a minus sign; (2) a comma in the A(k,i) field number was
  replaced by a dot; (3) the S field in records 9840 and 14850 was
  replaced by the printed value; (4) the bar sign in record 211 was
  found to be spurious. In addition to these changes, the opening and
  closing brackets around the exponent in the Aki, fik, and S fields
  were replaced by the "E" for the exponent followed by the exponent
  value. The notes "a" following the closing bracket were found to be
  unnecessary and removed. The format for the Aki, fik and S fields
  could not be specified as an F format, nor could the values be aligned
  since many values were found to be integer, but all non-numeric
  characters have now been removed from those fields. 

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(End)  N.P.M. Kuin [NSSDC/ADC]                               09-NOV-1994

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