Relativistic Configuration Interaction Lifetimes and Transition Probabilities for W II

Lifetimes of the lowest 13, 30, 38, 40, and 35 levels of 2J=1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, respectively, odd parity have been computed. Comparisons with measured values\footnote{H. Nilsson et al, Eur. Phys. J. D49, 13 (2008) and references therein.} indicate improved agreement as compared with the semi-empirical values.\footnote{Ibid.} With the inclusion of the FOTOS selected\footnote{D. R. Beck, Phys. Scr. 71,447 (2005) for RCI methodology.} 5p$\rightarrow$5d excitations, agreement between the velocity and length gauges is good. Small shifts are introduced for some nearby levels to represent the missing correlation effects, and it is shown that the sum of 1/tau and Lande g-values are nearly conserved as calculation proceeds for such levels.