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We present a review of the progress realized regarding the radiative properties (transition probabilities, lifetimes, branching fractions) of the heavy atoms and ions (Z≥37) of the fifth and sixth rows of the periodic table and of the lanthanides. In all cases, the discussion is limited to the first three ionization stages. The present review is motivated by the recent developments in astrophysics, laser physics or plasma physics. Further progress in the domain considered here is essentially hindered by the poor knowledge of the atomic spectra particularly concerning the energy levels.
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The experimental part of the present work was realized in the framework of many collaborations involving the Lund Laser Centre (Prof. S. Svanberg and his collaborators), Stockholm University (Prof. S. Mannervik and his group), Changchun (Profs. Z.W. Dai, Z.K. Jiang and their group), the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (K. Blagoev and collaborators), the University Complutense de Madrid and also the Liège University (Prof. H.-P. Garnir and collaborators). The theoretical part was carried out in collaboration with P. Quinet, P. Palmeri and V. Fivet from Mons University in Belgium. Financial support from the Belgian FRS-FNRS and from the Institut Interuniversitaire des Sciences Nucléaires is acknowledged. The experimental work carried out in Lund was supported by the EU-TMR Access-to-Large-Scale-Facility programme in the framework of LASERLAB-EUROPE. E.B. is Research Director of the FRS-FNRS.
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Biémont, É. (2013). Recent Investigations of Radiative Lifetimes and Transition Probabilities in Heavy Elements (37≤Z≤92). In: Mohan, M. (eds) New Trends in Atomic and Molecular Physics. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 76. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38167-6_1
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