Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View

Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View

The interpretation of atomic observations by theory and the testing of computational predictions by experiment are interactive processes. It is necessary to gain experience with “the other side” before claims of achievement can be validated and judged. The discussion covers some general problems in...

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Main Author: Elmar Träbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Atoms
Subjects:
atomic spectra
lifetimes
fine structure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2218-2004/2/1/15
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spelling doaj-41b1946a9d3f4e3096e0e40c75bad3982020-11-25T00:08:38ZengMDPI AGAtoms2218-20042014-03-0121158510.3390/atoms2010015atoms2010015Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s ViewElmar Träbert0AIRUB, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, GermanyThe interpretation of atomic observations by theory and the testing of computational predictions by experiment are interactive processes. It is necessary to gain experience with “the other side” before claims of achievement can be validated and judged. The discussion covers some general problems in the field as well as many specific examples, mostly organized by isoelectronic sequence, of what level of accuracy recently has been reached or which atomic structure or level lifetime problem needs more attention.http://www.mdpi.com/2218-2004/2/1/15atomic spectralifetimesfine structure
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Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View
Atoms
atomic spectra
lifetimes
fine structure
author_facet Elmar Träbert
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title Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View
title_short Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View
title_full Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View
title_fullStr Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View
title_full_unstemmed Critical Assessment of Theoretical Calculations of Atomic Structure and Transition Probabilities: An Experimenter’s View
title_sort critical assessment of theoretical calculations of atomic structure and transition probabilities: an experimenter’s view
publisher MDPI AG
series Atoms
issn 2218-2004
publishDate 2014-03-01
description The interpretation of atomic observations by theory and the testing of computational predictions by experiment are interactive processes. It is necessary to gain experience with “the other side” before claims of achievement can be validated and judged. The discussion covers some general problems in the field as well as many specific examples, mostly organized by isoelectronic sequence, of what level of accuracy recently has been reached or which atomic structure or level lifetime problem needs more attention.
topic atomic spectra
lifetimes
fine structure
url http://www.mdpi.com/2218-2004/2/1/15
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