Experimental and theoretical investigations of radiative lifetimes in the s and d sequences of neutral boron - art. no. 032505

Radiative lifetimes in the B I 2s(2)ns S-2 (n less than or equal to7) and 2 s(2)nd D-2 (n less than or equal to6) sequences have been measured employin g selective laser excitation at vacuum ultraviolet wavelengths. Theoretical calculations were performed using the multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock meth od. In particular the effect of configuration interaction with the sequence perturbers 2s2p(2) S-2 and D-2 was studied.