RADIATIVE TRANSITION-PROBABILITIES FOR NE-LIKE IONS - CONSISTENT QUANTUM-MECHANICAL CALCULATIONS

It is shown that the calculation of atomic constants by some versions of the multi-configurational method, or its relativistic generalizations, violates the principles of a consistent theory based upon the quantum electrodynamic (QED) approach. The consequences of this violation for the radiative transition probabilities are under investigation. We obtained the probabilities of innershell radiative transitions in Ne-like argon and iron in the lowest approximation of a consistent theory. These results are compared with the corresponding data from some recent publications.