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VI/73    Atomic Spectral Lines Data OII, Mg, Al, S, Sc (NIST 1993)              
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A Compilation of Energy Levels and Wavelengths for the Spectrum of Singly-
Ionized Oxygen (O ii)
   Martin W.C., Kaufman V., Musgrove A.
   <J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 22, No. 5, p. 1179 (1993)>
   =1993JPCRD..22.1179M
Wavelengths and Energy Level Classifications of Magnesium Spectra for All Stages
of Ionization (Mg I through XII)
   Kaufman V., Martin W.C.
   <J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 20, p. 83 (1991)>
   =1991JPCRD..20...83K
Wavelengths and Energy Level Classifications for the Spectra of Aluminum (Al I 
through Al XIII)
   Kaufman V., Martin W.C.
   <J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 20, No. 5, p. 775 (1991)>
   =1991JPCRD..20..775K
Energy Levels of Sulfur, S I through S XVI
   Martin W.C., Zalubas R., Musgrove A.
   <J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 19, 821 (1990)>
   =1991JPCRD..20..205M
Wavelength and Energy Level Classifications of Scandium Spectra for All Stages 
of Ionization
   Kaufman V., Sugar J.
   <J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 17, p. 1679 (1988)>
   =1988JPCRD..17.1679K
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ADC_Keywords: Atomic physics                                              
Keywords: NIST, Atomic Spectral Line Data                                       
                                                                                
Description:
  Atomic Spectral Lines Data O II, Mg I-XII, Al I-XIII, S I-XVI, Sc
  I-XXI. Using recent critical compilations of atomic energy levels, the
  authors calculate wavelengths (or wave numbers) from the differences
  of the energy levels. Results are given along with the observed values
  for all classified lines. Unless otherwise noted, the calculated
  values are in general more accurate than the observed values wherever
  the two values differ significantly. Some observed lines are
  classified as unresolved blends of two or more transitions. The
  calculated wavelength for each of the main components of such a blend
  is listed, or in some cases the calculated wavelength of the probable
  strongest component. 
                                                                                
File Summary:                                                                   
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 FileName       Lrecl  Records   Explanations                                   
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ReadMe             80        .   This file                                      
lines.dat         205    14848   spectral line data for OII, MgI-XII, AlI-XIII, 
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: lines.dat                                     
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label     Explanations                                 
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   1-  2  A2     ---     At_sym   *Atomic element                               
   3-  4  A2     ---     Spect_No *Stage of Ionization                          
   5- 11  A7     ---     Mult_No  *Multiplet Number                             
  13- 20  A8     ---     Intens   *Relative Intensity                           
  22- 24  A3     ---     Code     *Typesetting Code                             
  26- 36  F11.5  0.1nm   Obs_Wave *?Observed Wavelength                         
  38- 49  F12.6  0.1nm   CalcWave *?Calculated Wavelength                       
  51- 60  F10.5  cm-1    Obs_WNum  ?Observed Wave Number                        
  62- 69  F8.3   cm-1    CalcWNum  ?Calculated Wave Number                      
      71  A1     ---     Pre_ELo   Lower Level Prefix                           
  72- 83  F12.3  cm-1    ELo       ?Lower Energy Level                          
  84- 85  A2     ---     Suf_ELo  *Lower Level Suffix                           
      87  A1     ---     Pre_EUp   Upper Level Prefix                           
  88- 99  F12.3  cm-1    EUp       ?Upper Energy Level                          
 100-102  A3     ---     Suf_EUp  *Upper Level Suffix                           
 104-124  A21    ---     Lo_conf   Lower Level Configuration                    
 126-162  A37    ---     Up_conf   Upper Level Configuration                    
 164-174  A11    ---     Lo_term   Lower Level Term                             
 176-186  A11    ---     Up_term   Upper Level Term                             
 188-191  A4     ---     Lo_J      Lower Level J value                          
 193-196  A4     ---     Up_J      Upper Level J value                          
 198-205  A8     ---     NIST_ref *Reference                                    
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Note to At_sym:                                                                 
  Atomic symbol of atomic element                                               
Note to Spect_No:                                                               
  Stage of ionization or spectrum number. The spectrum numbers are "1"
  for Roman I (neutral atom), etc. 
Note to Mult_No:                                                                
  The Multiplet Table Number Refers to Multiplet Tables by Charlotte
  Moore (i.e., UV10). 
Note to Intens:                                                                 
  Relative Intensity (i.e, 1500g,a). The numbers are usually visual
  estimates related in some way to plate blackening. Some authors limit
  these estimates to a small range (e.g., 1 to 10) while others reach
  into the 100,000's. Such numbers are useful within a small wavelength
  range and are meaningful only for comparing lines of a particular
  spectrum taken from a particular reference. More meaningful relative
  intensities obtained with photoelectric or solid-state detectors are
  given by some authors, especially in the infrared region. In some
  cases the originally published intensities have been adjusted in
  particular regions to reduce apparent discrepancies between different
  observers, etc. Kelly (1987) adjusted the various intensity scales of
  the original observers to a normalized scale having a maximum
  intensity of 1000. For some spectra, Kelly's adjusted intensities have
  been given for some or all of the lines below 2000 A. The following
  symbols further characterize the lines: 
    M1,M2,E2, ... : magnetic-dipole, magnetic-quadrupole, electric-             
       quadrupole, ... transition                                               
    bl: blended with another line that may affect the wavelength and            
       intensity.                                                               
    m : masked by another line (no wavelength measurement)                      
    d : diffuse, wide, hazy, etc.                                               
    g : transition involving a level of the ground term.                        
    a : observed in absorption.                                                 
    w :                                                                         
    ? :                                                                         
Note to Code:                                                                   
  Typesetting Code.                                                             
  The braces are used for denoting multiply-classified lines or other           
  groupings:                                                                    
     {  =   suppress observed value, intensity and reference                    
     }  =   suppress lower and upper levels and designations                    
     C  =   used when there are only calculated values, and signals             
            suppression of the observed line values.                            
Note to Obs_Wave, CalcWave:                                                     
  Observed Wavelength. Wavelengths in vacuum are given for values below
  2000 Angstroms, wavelengths in air for the region 2000-10,000
  Angstroms. In the infrared region longer than 10,000 Angstroms vacuum
  wave numbers are used (instead of wavelengths in air).  Wavelengths
  are in increasing order, vacuum wave numbers in decreasing order. 
    ? : a question mark following the calculated wavelength indicates           
       that the energy level classification of the line is questionable 
Note to Suf_ELo, Suf_EUp:                                                       
     +, x, X : uncertainty                                                      
     ] : calculated value                                                       
     ? : A question mark following the upper level indicates the                
        classification is tentative.                                            
Note to NIST_ref:                                                               
  References for observed wavelengths (i.e, r1,s1), see the published           
  paper.                                                                        
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  There are twenty-two fields for each spectral line. Each text field is
  in columnar format and is left-justified. The numeric fields (F
  format) are right justified. 
                                                                                
Modifications:                                                                  
  The fields for wavelength, wave and energy level from the original            
  data file were aligned on the dot. Excessive blanks were removed.             
                                                                                
References:                                                                     
  Kelly, R.L., J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 16, Suppl. No. 1 (1987).          
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(End)                                       N.P.M. Kuin  [ADC/NSSDC] 09-NOV-1994

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