Multi-configuration Dirac–Hartree–Fock (MCDHF) calculations for Zn-like sequence from Z=48 to 54

The 4s4p excitation energies and the 4s²-4s4p E1 transitions for zinc-like ions from Z=48 to 54 are calculated by the multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree-Fock (MCDHF) method in this paper. The results for fine-structure energy levels, wavelengths and lifetimes between Z=48 (Cd) and Z=54 (Xe) are presented and compared with other theoretical and experimental results. The calculated values including core-valence correlation are found to be very similar to other theoretical and experimental values. We believe that our calculated values can guide experimentalists in identifying the fine-structure levels in their future work.