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Iridium ions near $4f$-$5s$ level crossings are the leading candidates for a new type of atomic clocks with a high projected accuracy and a very high sensitivity to the temporal variation of the fine structure constant $\alpha$. To identify…
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The radiative transitions between the $4d^{10}5p^2(^3P_{0,1,2})nl$ and {$4d^{10}5s5p({}^3P_1^o)nl$ autoionizing} states of an indium atom that represent dielectronic satellites of the $4d^{10}5p^2 {}^3P_0 \to 4d^{10}5s5p {}^3P_1$ ($\lambda…
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