Experimental and theoretical investigations of radiative lifetimes in the s and d sequences of neutral boron
The radiative lifetimes in the s and d Rydberg sequences of neutral boron were investigated by combining the methods of laser-pulse compression and frequency-up conversion. The multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock (MCHF) method was used to calculate the lifetimes. Rydberg sequences in boron showed strong irregularities in energy due to configuration interaction. The results also showed that the energy