Lifetimes and transition probabilities in In II

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