\begin{table}%t2 %\centering \par \caption{\label{tab:energies}Energies in Rydbergs for the lowest 29 levels of Ar$^{2+}$.} \begin{tabular}{rcccc} \hline\hline\noalign{\smallskip} Configuration &$^{2S+1}L_J$ &NIST &Present &\%Err \\ & &En. (Ryd) &En. (Ryd) & \\ \hline\noalign{\smallskip} 3s$^2$3p$^4$ &($^3$P$_2$) &0.0000 &0.0000 & 0.0 \\ 3s$^2$3p$^4$ &($^3$P$_1$) &0.0101 &0.0096 & 5.2 \\ 3s$^2$3p$^4$ &($^3$P$_0$) &0.0143 &0.0137 & 4.4 \\ 3s$^2$3p$^4$ &($^1$D$_2$) &0.1277 &0.1488 &16.6 \\ 3s$^2$3p$^4$ &($^1$S$_0$) &0.3031 &0.2841 & 6.2 \\ 3s3p$^5$ &($^3$P$_2$) &1.0370 &1.0023 & 3.3 \\ 3s3p$^5$ &($^3$P$_1$) &1.0461 &1.0108 & 3.4 \\ 3s3p$^5$ &($^3$P$_0$) &1.0509 &1.0152 & 3.4 \\ 3s3p$^5$ &($^1$P$_1$) &1.3124 &1.3028 & 0.7 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)3d &($^5$D$_1$) &1.3203 &1.3165 & 0.3 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)3d &($^5$D$_3$) &1.3204 &1.3172 & 0.2 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)3d &($^5$D$_4$) &1.3205 &1.3178 & 0.2 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$D$_3$) &1.4299 &1.4536 & 1.7 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$D$_2$) &1.4300 &1.4536 & 1.7 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$D$_1$) &1.4310 &1.4545 & 1.6 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^1$S$_0$) &1.4749 &1.5274 & 3.6 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$F$_2$) &1.4832 &1.5015 & 1.2 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$F$_3$) &1.4861 &1.5047 & 1.3 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$F$_4$) &1.4897 &1.5088 & 1.3 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$G$_3$) &1.5683 &1.5908 & 1.4 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$G$_4$) &1.5686 &1.5915 & 1.5 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$G$_5$) &1.5691 &1.5925 & 1.5 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)4s &($^5$S$_2$) &1.5891 &1.6067 & 1.1 \\ 3p$^3$(2D$^{\circ}$)3d &($^1$G$_4$) &1.6008 &1.6339 & 2.1 \\ 3p$^3$(2P$^{\circ}$)3d &($^1$D$_2$) &1.6360 &1.6380 & 0.1 \\ 3p$^3$(4S$^{\circ}$)4s &($^3$S$_1$) &1.6465 &1.6833 & 2.2 \\ 3p$^3$(2P$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$F$_4$) &1.6986 &1.7044 & 0.3 \\ 3p$^3$(2P$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$F$_3$) &1.7010 &1.7064 & 0.3 \\ 3p$^3$(2P$^{\circ}$)3d &($^3$F$_2$) &1.7032 &1.7084 & 0.3 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{table}