Reference wavelengths of Si II, C II, Fe I, and Ni II
Gillian Nave, Christian Clear
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7 pages, 4 figures. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society following peer review
Wavelengths of absorption lines in the spectra of galaxies along the line-of-sight to distant quasars can be used to probe the variablility of the fine structure constant, $α$, at high redshifts, provided that the laboratory wavelengths are known to better than 6 parts in 10$^8$, corresponding to a radial velocity of $\approx$~20 ms$^{-1}$. For several lines of Si II, C II, Fe I, and Ni II, previously published wavelengths are inadequate for this purpose. Improved wavelengths for these lines were derived by re-analyzing archival Fourier transform (FT) spectra of iron hollow cathode lamps (HCL) and a silicon carbide Penning discharge lamp, and with new spectra of nickel HCLs. By re-optimizing the energy levels of Fe I, the absolute uncertainty of 13 resonance lines has been reduced by over a factor of 2. A similar analysis for Si II gives improved values for 45 lines with wavelength uncertainties over an order of magnitude smaller than previous measurements. Improved wavelengths for 8 lines of Ni II were measured and Ritz wavelengths from optimized energy levels determined for an additional 3 lines at shorter wavelengths. Three lines of C II near 135~nm were observed using FT spectroscopy and the wavelengths confirm previous measurements.
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院国家天文台);University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学);Aerospace Information Technology University(航天信息技术大学);Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院云南天文台);Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院);Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)(波茨坦阿斯特罗物理研究所)
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