A large-scale relativistic configuration-interaction calculation for the 4s4s–4p4p transition energies of copperlike heavy ions

The 4s4s–4p4p transition energies for high-Z copperlike ions are calculated using the relativistic configuration-interaction (RCI) method. These calculations are based on the relativistic no-pair Hamiltonian which includes Coulomb and frequency-dependent, retarded Breit interactions and use B-spline orbitals as basis functions. Mass polarization and quantum electrodynamic (QED) corrections are also calculated. The present RCI energies agree very well with results from the relativistic many-body perturbation theory. With QED corrections included, our total transition energies are in very good agreement with recent high-precision measurements.