Lifetime determination of the Fe XIV 3s{sup 2}3p {sup 2}P{sub 3} at {sub {approx}}{sub sol{approx}} at {sub 2}{sup o} metastable level
- Max-Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg (Germany)
The lifetime of the 3s{sup 2}3p {sup 2}P{sub 3} at {sub {approx}}{sub sol{approx}} at {sub 2}{sup o} first excited energy level of Fe XIV (Al like) was measured at the Heidelberg electron beam ion trap by monitoring its optical decay to the ground state by a magnetic dipole (M1) forbidden transition at {lambda}=530.29 nm (green coronal line), a well-known line in stellar spectra. A new trapping scheme has been applied. Possible systematic effects were investigated by studying the dependence of the decay curves on various trapping conditions with high statistical significance. The result of 16.726{sub -0.010}{sup +0.020} ms shows an unexplained discrepancy in the average value of existing theoretical predictions. The inclusion of the electron anomalous magnetic moment within the theoretical calculations increases this disagreement, thus pointing at other possible origins of this discrepancy.
- OSTI ID:
- 20982301
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Vol. 75, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.032504; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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