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I guess that the problem originates from the fact that the code doesn't try to distinguish between dipole-allowed and dipole-forbidden transitions. It and always calculates matrix element from lifetime using the dipole formula, whereas it is not valid for quadrupole and higher-order transitions.
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For a dipole-forbidden$\mathrm{Ca}^+$ ion (and I guess, for many other
transition
inAtoms
), thematrix_element
attribute is unexpectedly nonzero:I guess that the problem originates from the fact that the code doesn't try to distinguish between dipole-allowed and dipole-forbidden transitions. It and always calculates matrix element from lifetime using the dipole formula, whereas it is not valid for quadrupole and higher-order transitions.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: