Experimental determination of line-intensity ratios of transitions within then=2complex of Be i–like ions (Cl xiv to Cr xxi)

The n=2 to n=2 transition lines in the Be i ion sequence of moderately-high-Z elements (Cl to Cr) were studied in the emission spectra of the Texas Experimental tokamak plasma when the appropriate elements were injected. A number of lines were identified for the first time. The relative brightnesses of the spectral lines were measured by an instrument with a photoelectric detector which was photometrically calibrated against synchrotron radiation. The brightness ratios of the 2s2p ³{P}₂$--2${p}²$ ${}³P₂ (R) and the 2s² ¹{S}₀$--2s2p ${}³P₁ (R*) transitions to the resonance 2s² ¹{S}₀$--2s2p ${}¹P₁ line were determined and compared with theoretical predictions. For R, the ratio of the experimental to the theoretical values was 1.01±{}0.19 and for R*, 0.84±{}0.17, indicating a good agreement with the calculations of relative level populations using collision strengths computed by the distorted-wave approximation.