Theoretical investigation of energy levels and transition rates in Mo XXIX

Abstract The Multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock method is used to calculate energy levels, radiative rates and lifetimes for electric-dipole (E1), electric-quadrupole (E2), magnetic-dipole (M1), and magnetic-quadrupole (M2) transitions among the lowest 97 levels belonging to the 3s 2 3p 2 , 3s3p 3 , 3s 2 3p3d, 3s3p 2 3d, 3s 2 3d 2 , and 3p 4 configurations in silicon-like Mo XXIX. High-accuracy calculations have been performed with accurate treatment of relativity, electron correlation, and quantum electrodynamic effects, as well as inter-electron correlation. The calculated energy levels are in excellent agreement with available experimental data. The present results are reported as benchmarks for future calculations and measurements.