Twelve spectral lines of quadruply-ionized praseodymium in the region 840 to 2250 Å are reported. Five terms (4f 2F, 5d 2D, 6s 2S, 6p 2P, and Is 2S) and the hyperfine splitting of the 6s 2S term are given. A calculation of the principal ionization energy (Pr4+ → Pr5+) leads to a value of 57.44 eV with an estimated uncertainty of ±0.05 eV.
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