Effective collision strengths of FeVIII

The collision strengths have been calculated in the close-coupling approximation using the B-spline Breit-Pauli R-matrix method (BSR) code (Zatsarinny 2006CoPhC.174..273Z). The multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock method with term-dependent non-orthogonal orbitals is employed for an accurate representation of the target wave functions.

The close-coupling expansion includes 102 fine-structure levels of FeVIII covering all possible terms of the ground 3p^6^3d and singly excited 3p^5^3d^2^, 3p^6^4l, 3p^5^3d4s, 3s3p^6^3d^2^, and 3p^6^5l configurations. The present calculations are more extensive than the previous ones, leading to a total 5151 transitions between fine-structure levels. The effective collision strengths are obtained by averaging the electron collision strengths over a Maxwellian distribution of velocities and these are tabulated for all fine-structure transitions at electron temperatures in the range from 5x10^3^ to 5x10^6^K. There is an overall good agreement with the previous 77-state calculations by Griffin, Pindzola, & Badnell (2000A&AS..142..317G), but significant differences are also noted for some transitions.