Fine-structure energy levels and autoionizing width calculations of magnesium-like Ni XVII

We have calculated highly excited fine-structure energy levels and their autoionizing width of 3pns3P1 (n = 11–26), 3pns1P1 (n = 10–22), 3pnd3D1 (n = 11–26), 3pnd3P1 (n = 10–21), 3pnd1P1(n = 10–21), 3dnp3D1 (n = 7–30), 3dnp3P1 (n = 7–28), 3dnp1P1 (n = 7–28), 3dnf3D1 (n = 7, 9–27), 3dnf3P1 (n = 7, 9–27), and 3dnf1P1 (n = 7, 9–27) for magnesium-like Ni XVII. The calculations are based upon the relativistic Breit-Pauli R-matrix approximation combining with the QB method of Quigley-Berrington (L. Quigley, K. A. Berrington, Pelan J. Comput. Phys. Commun. 114, 225 (1998)). We have reported the many unpublished energy values and autoionizing width of the J = 1 odd states of magnesium-like Ni XVII.