New Ritz Wavelengths and Transition Probabilities of Parity-forbidden [Mn II] Lines of Astrophysical Interest

Astrophys J. 2021;907(2):10.3847/1538-4357/abc61c. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/abc61c.

Abstract

We report a comprehensive list of accurate Ritz wavelengths and calculated transition probabilities for parity-forbidden [Mn II] lines. Ritz wavelengths have been derived from experimentally established energy level values resulting from an extensive analysis of a high-resolution Fourier-transform emission spectrum of singly ionized manganese. Our analysis includes transitions between all known metastable and other long-lived levels of Mn II giving a total of 1130 [Mn II] Ritz wavelengths. Our entire list of derived Ritz wavelengths for [Mn II] lines ranges between 237 nm and 170 μm (42,125-58 cm-1). The accurate Ritz wavelengths and calculated transition probabilities for forbidden lines in this paper are useful in the study and diagnostics of nebulae and other low-density astrophysical plasmas.

Keywords: Atomic data benchmarking (2064); Atomic physics (2063); Atomic spectroscopy (2099); High resolution spectroscopy (2096); Laboratory astrophysics (2004); Line intensities (2084); Line positions (2085); Spectral line lists (2082); Theoretical techniques (2093).