Lifetimes and transition probabilities in In II

The relativistic Hartree-Fock approach taking intravalence configuration interaction effects into account is used for calculating transition probabilities and lifetimes in singly ionized indium. A core-polarization model has been employed to account for core-valence correlation effects on both the wavefunctions and total energies. Comparisons of the lifetime values with the rather scarce experimental lifetimes available in the literature, particularly for the metastable levels excited in ion traps, call for additional high-quality measurements. (C) 1999 Academic Press.