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The branching ratios between the single and double electron radiative transitions to empty K shell in He-like ions with 2s2p configuration are evaluated for 15 ions with 4 Z 26 using fully relativistic multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock wavefunctions in the active space approximation. The effects of configuration interaction and Breit contributions on the transition parameters have been analyzed in detail. Though the influence of Breit interaction on the electric dipole allowed one-electron radiative transitions is negligible, it substantially changes the spinforbidden rates and the two-electron one-photon transition probabilities. Also, while the single electron transition rates are gauge independent, the correlated double-electron probabilities are found to be gauge sensitive. The probable uncertainties in the computed transition rates have been evaluated by considering the line strengths and the differences between the calculated and experimental transition energies as accuracy indicators. The present results are compared with other available experimental and theoretical data.

Relativistic configuration interaction results are presented for the Kαα x-rays arising from the decay of doubly ionized K shell of atoms with 12 ⩽ Z ⩽ 80. The x-ray energies and dipole rates are calculated in the active space approximation using multi-configuration Dirac–Fock wavefunctions with the inclusion of the Breit interaction and quantum electrodynamics corrections. The calculations include all single and double excitations from core-valence interactions. The resulting length and velocity gauge transition rates are well converged and are in good agreement with the allowed transition, while the intercombination line rate is seen to be gauge dependent. Conclusions concerning the relative importance of correlation and the Breit interaction on the intensity ratios are obtained in some detail. The sensitivity of the relative intensities of the fine structure lines to the coupling variations in both length and velocity gauges is analysed. The calculated results are compared with previous experimental and theoretical data.

Fully relativistic calculations on the level energies and radiative lifetimes for all the low-lying levels of He-like Ni have been systematically carried out and attention has been paid to provide a complete tabulation of data for all the conceivable one-and two-electron one-photon transitions from levels of 2p 2 configuration decaying sequentially to the 1 S 0 ground state. Large-scale multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock wave functions have been applied to study the level features. The accuracy of our computed data has been highlighted in terms of the uncertainty estimates on the fine structure energy levels and also on the line strengths. The branching ratios of the emitted radiations from various transitions are evaluated. The sensitivity of transition rates to Breit interaction and quantum elctrodynamics effects are analyzed in detail. A comparison of our results with available experimental and previous computations is also made.