Theoretical investigation of magnetic-field and hyperfine-induced transition parameters for magnesium-like and chlorine-like ions

Abstract

In this paper, we report an extensive theoretical study of the magnetic-field and hyperfine-induced transition parameters for magnesium-like ions from Cr XIII to Zn XIX and chlorine-like ions from Mn IX to Co XI. These ions have a high abundance in the astrophysical plasma. Zeeman splitting level energies, hyperfine- and/or magnetic-field dependent wavelengths, and transition rates of the 3s3p ${}^3{P}_{2,1,0}\to 3s^2$ ${}^1{S}_0$ (for magnesium-like ions) and the 3p⁴3d ${}^4{D}_{7/2}\to$ 3p⁵ ${}^2{P}_{3/2}$ line (for chlorine-like ions), are computed using the multiconfiguration Dirac–Fock method. Some higher-order effects, such as the Breit interaction and quantum electrodynamics corrections, are included in the relativistic configuration interaction method, as this makes the results more accurate. A comparison between the our predictions and other theoretical and experimental values is made. A satisfactory agreement is achieved. Besides providing valuable information for spectral line analysis, the present work will have a variety of implications for fusion and astrophysical plasma sources, for example, in the determination of magnetic fields in solar coronas and other stars.