Lifetime measurements, using beam-foil excitation, are reported for do
ubly charged yttrium, Y III. The experimental data, for 4d - 5p, 5s -
5p, 5p - 6s and 5p - 5d transitions, are corroborated by new theoretic
al calculations using the method of Coulomb Approximation with a Hartr
ee-Slater model core (CAHS). The results provide information about Y I
II transitions observed in HST spectra of Hg-Mn stars.