Perturbation theory is used to calculate the terms of order Z 3 and Z2 in the expansion of the spin density matrix element for the ns2S states of lithium and its isoelectronic ions. Use is made of the screening approximation and some accurate calculations on lithium to obtain an expression for the spin density for any Z and n.
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