High P-2(0) resonances of a triply excited lithium atom

Eleven lithium resonances, eight below the Li+ 2s2s S-1 threshold and three above the Li+ 2s2p P-3 degrees threshold, are studied with the saddle-point complex-rotation method. These are the triply excited P-2 degrees resonances above the 2s2s2p P-2 degrees and 2p2p2p P-2 degrees states. They are classified based on the energy, the relative contribution of the different angular-spin components to the normalization, and by inspecting the relativistic corrections. The partial Auger widths are obtained for the individual channels and the total Auger widths are obtained by coupling the important open channels and summing over the other channels. These results are compared with the recent experimental data.