We present VUV oscillator strength measurements for the multiplet (#8) of Fe II from the high sensitivity
absorption experiment at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The absorption
f-values are accurate to
. While this work focuses on Fe
II, the method is applicable to many elements in the periodic table, both
neutral and singly ionized species, over a wide range of wavelength and
line strength.
Acknowledgements
This research is supported by NASA under grant NAGW- 2908, and by the National Science Foundation under grant DMR-9212658 to the Synchrotron Radiation Center.