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    Experimental and theoretical lifetimes and transition probabilities in Sb I

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    We present experimental atomic lifetimes for 12 levels in Sb I, out of which seven are reported for the first time. The levels belong to the 5p2^2(3^3P)6s 2^{2}P, 4^{4}P and 5p2^2(3^3P)5d 4^{4}P, 4^{4}F and 2^{2}F terms. The lifetimes were measured using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence. In addition, we report new calculations of transition probabilities in Sb I using a Multiconfigurational Dirac-Hartree-Fock method. The physical model being tested through comparisons between theoretical and experimental lifetimes for 5d and 6s levels. The lifetimes of the 5d 4^4F3/2,5/2,7/2_{3/2, 5/2, 7/2} levels (19.5, 7.8 and 54 ns, respectively) depend strongly on the JJ-value. This is explained by different degrees of level mixing for the different levels in the 4^4F term.Comment: 10 page
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