Relativistic multi-configuration calculations of Kα and Kβ X-ray transitions for highly ionized Mo ions

A relativistic multi-configuration Dirac–Fock technique has been used for computing the transition wavelengths, transition probabilities, absorption oscillator strengths, and line strengths for the Kα and Kβ line transitions of He-like to Ne-like molybdenum ions. The contributions from the Breit interaction, quantum electrodynamic corrections, and nuclear mass corrections to the initial and final levels have been taken into account. Transitions from the ground state to the n = 2 and 3 states of He-like and Li-like molybdenum have been calculated using two sets of configuration-interaction wavefunctions. One set of wavefunctions was generated using the fully relativistic GRASPVU code and the other was obtained using GRASP2, the calculated transition wavelength, transition probabilities, and absorption strengths obtained by these two independent methods are in very good agreement and there is good agreement between these results and recent theoretical and experimental results. These data provide reference values for the level lifetimes, charge state distributions, and average charge of molybdenum plasmas.