Magnetic-dipole lines in Fe-like and Mn-like molybdenum ions

Lifetime measurement of the 3d9 2D3/2 metastable level in Mo15+ at an electron beam ion trap

“…This ensured that no higher charge state beyond Mo 15+ was created, and the resulting charge state distribution was examined by ion extraction and charge state distribution analysis. [20,34] Electron capture of Mo 15+ ions from background atoms resulted in an ion loss of Mo 15+ ions leading to a faster decay. The influence of the charge exchange effect could be suppressed by reducing the neutral number density which is related to the gas injection pressure.…”

“…[1][2][3][4] Precision measurements of forbidden transitions have multiple applications, including probing fundamental physics, [5][6][7][8][9][10] developing frequency-standard metrology, [11][12][13][14] and searching for new physics beyond the standard models. [15] Moreover, these forbidden lines contribute significantly to diagnosing laboratory and astrophysical plasmas, [1,[16][17][18][19][20] since their intensities tend to be sensitive to the density or temperature of the plasma.…”