Soft-X-ray spectra of highly charged Au ions in an electron-beam ion trap

Systematic variation of the electron-beam energy in an electron-beam ion trap has been employed to produce soft-X-ray spectra (20 to 60 Å) of Au with well-defined maximum charge states ranging from Br- to Co-like ions. Guided by large-scale relativistic atomic structure calculations, the strongest Δn = 0 (n = 4 to n' = 4) transitions in Rb- to Cu-like ions (Au42+ – Au50+) have been identified. PACS Nos.: 32.30Rj, 39.30+w, 31.50+w, 32.20R