Eur. Phys. J. D 20, 11-16 (2002)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2002-00105-4

Experimental transition probabilities in N III, N IV and N V spectra

Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade 11001, Belgrade, P.O.B. 368, Serbia, Yugoslavia

Corresponding author: ^a steva@ff.bg.ac.yu

Received: 18 December 2001
Revised: 29 January 2002
Published online: 28 June 2002

Abstract

We have obtained transition probabilities (Einstein's A values) of thirteen transitions in doubly (N III), six in triply (N IV) and two in four times (N V) ionized nitrogen spectra belonging to the and transitions using a relative line intensity ratio (RLIR) technique. The linear low-pressure pulsed arc was used as an optically thin plasma source operated at 51 400 K electron temperature and  m^-3 electron density in nitrogen plasma. Our A values are compared to recent theoretical and experimental data.