Wavelengths and transition probabilities in heavy Ge-like ions (70 <= Z <= 92)

Wavelengths and transition probabilities have been calculated for the 4s(2)4P(2) -4s4P(3) and 4s(2)4p(2) -4s(2)4p4d allowed transitions and for the forbidden (M1 and E2) transitions occurring within the ground configuration (4s(2)4p(2)) in the heavy Ge-like ions with Z = 70-92. The fully relativistic multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock method taking into account both the correlations within the n = 4 complex and the QED effects has been used for the calculations. The present results are compared to and agree well with recent electron-beam ion-trap measurements in tungsten, osmium, gold, bismuth, thorium, and uranium. (C) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.