\begin{table}%t7 \caption{\label{transitionsNbIII} Transition probabilities ($gA$, in~s$^{-1}$) and oscillator strengths (log~$gf$) for the most intense transitions (log~$gf$~$>$~$-$0.50) of~Nb~III.} \par %\centering \par \begin{tabular}{crccc} \hline\hline\noalign{\smallskip} $\lambda$ (\AA)\tablefootmark{a} & Int.\tablefootmark{a} & Transition\tablefootmark{a} & log $gf$\tablefootmark{b} & $gA$\tablefootmark{b} \\ \hline\noalign{\smallskip} 1431.92 & 60 & a $^4$P$_{5/2}$--z $^4$P$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.46 &1.13(9) \\ 1445.43 & 80 & a $^4$F$_{3/2}$--z $^4$D$_{1/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.37 &1.36(9) \\ 1445.98 & 80 & a $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.20 & 2.02(9) \\ 1447.09 & 80 & a $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$D$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.08& 2.65(9) \\ 1448.50 & 50B & a $^2$G$_{9/2}$--y $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ &--0.35 & 1.41(9)\\ 1451.63 & 60 & a $^2$H$_{11/2}$--z $^2$H$_{11/2}^{\circ}$ &0.03 &3.40(9) \\ 1456.68 & 100 & a $^4$F$_{9/2}$--z $^4$D$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.13& 4.26(9) \\ 1495.94 & 100 & a $^4$F$_{9/2}$--z $^4$F$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.26& 5.44(9) \\ 1499.45 & 80 & a $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.13 &3.97(9) \\ 1501.99 & 100 & a $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$F$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.35 &1.31(9) \\ 1513.81 & 80 & a $^2$H$_{9/2}$--y $^2$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ &0.39& 7.08(9) \\ 1517.38 & 50 & a $^4$F$_{3/2}$--z $^4$F$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.23 & 1.70(9) \\ 1524.91 & 100 & a $^2$H$_{11/2}$--y $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.44 & 7.84(9)\\ 1537.50 & 60 & a $^4$P$_{3/2}$--z $^2$P$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.48 & 9.36(8) \\ 1546.50 & 40 & a $^2$F$_{7/2}$--x $^2$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.10 & 2.23(9) \\ 1566.92 & 50B & a $^2$D$_{5/2}$--y $^2$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ &--0.35 & 1.21(9) \\ 1590.21 & 100 & a $^2$G$_{9/2}$--z $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.09 & 3.24(9) \\ 1598.86 & 80 & a $^2$F$_{7/2}$--x $^2$D$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.08 & 3.14(9) \\ 1604.72 & 80 & a $^2$G$_{7/2}$--z $^2$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.00 &2.60(9) \\ 1639.51 & 80 & a $^4$P$_{5/2}$--z $^4$D$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.30 & 1.24(9) \\ 1682.77 & 100 & a $^2$H$_{11/2}$--z $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.07 & 2.03(9) \\ 1705.44 & 100 & a $^2$H$_{9/2}$--z $^2$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.27&1.23(9) \\ 1808.70 & 50 & a $^2$D$_{5/2}$--z $^2$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ &--0.48 & 6.77(8) \\ 1892.92 & 100 & a $^2$F$_{7/2}$--z $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ &--0.49 & 6.07(8) \\ 1938.84 & 100 & a $^2$F$_{5/2}$--z $^2$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ &--0.49 & 5.72(8) \\ 2060.29 & 50 & a $^2$F$_{7/2}$--z $^2$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.35 & 7.02(8) \\ 2112.31 & 40 & b $^2$F$_{7/2}$--x $^2$D$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.38 & 6.16(8) \\ 2240.31 & 60 & b $^4$P$_{3/2}$--z $^4$P$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ &--0.31 & 6.54(8) \\ 2249.52 & 30 & b $^4$P$_{5/2}$--z $^4$P$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.28 & 6.97(8) \\ 2265.63 & 60 & b $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$D$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.41 & 5.09(8) \\ 2273.92 & 80 & b $^4$F$_{3/2}$--z $^4$D$_{1/2}^{\circ}$ &--0.23 & 7.65(8) \\ 2275.23 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.09 & 1.05(9) \\ 2279.36 & 80 & b $^4$P$_{1/2}$--z $^4$P$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.22 & 7.81(8) \\ 2281.51 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$D$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.00 & 1.28(9)\\ 2284.40 & 80 & b $^2$F$_{7/2}$--y $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.20 & 8.02(8) \\ 2290.36 & 100 & b $^2$G$_{9/2}$--x $^2$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.28 & 2.40(9) \\ 2304.78 & 60 & b $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^2$D$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.38 & 5.26(8) \\ 2309.92 & 50 & b $^4$P$_{3/2}$--z $^4$P$_{1/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.38 & 5.15(8) \\ 2313.30 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{9/2}$--z $^4$D$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.23 & 2.12(9) \\ 2349.21 & 90 & b $^4$F$_{3/2}$--z $^2$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.31 & 5.97(8) \\ 2355.54 & 80 & b $^4$P$_{3/2}$--y $^2$F$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.25 & 6.84(8) \\ 2362.06 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$F$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.15 & 8.54(8) \\ 2362.50 & 80B & b $^2$D$_{5/2}$--z $^4$P$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.15 & 8.52(8)\\ 2372.73 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.19 & 7.65(8) \\ 2387.41 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{3/2}$--z $^4$F$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.18 & 7.72(8)\\ 2388.23 & 80 & b $^2$D$_{5/2}$--y $^2$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.18 &7.81(8) \\ 2413.94 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{9/2}$--z $^4$F$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.41 & 2.90(9) \\ 2414.50 & 60 & b $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.20 & 1.80(9) \\ 2417.16 & 2 & b $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$F$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.33 & 5.39(8) \\ 2421.91 & 100 & b $^2$G$_{9/2}$--z $^2$H$_{11/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.59 & 4.43(9) \\ 2446.10 & 40 & b $^4$P$_{1/2}$--y $^4$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.24 & 6.43(8) \\ 2456.99 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{9/2}$--z $^4$G$_{11/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.62 & 4.56(9) \\ 2457.24 & 20 & b $^4$F$_{3/2}$--z $^4$F$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.21 & 6.83(8) \\ 2468.72 & 80 & b $^4$F$_{9/2}$--z $^4$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.34 & 5.01(8) \\ 2475.87 & 80 & b $^2$D$_{3/2}$--y $^2$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.08 & 8.97(8) \\ 2486.02 & 50 & b $^4$P$_{1/2}$--y $^4$D$_{1/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.34 & 4.97(8) \\[2pt] \hline 2488.74 & 60 & b $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$F$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.41 & 4.14(8) \\ 2499.73 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.43 & 2.88(9) \\ 2545.64 & 100 & b $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.27 & 1.93(9) \\ 2557.94 & 80 & b $^4$F$_{9/2}$--z $^4$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.20 & 6.43(8) \\ 2567.44 & 50 & b $^2$D$_{3/2}$--y $^4$D$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.14 & 7.69(8) \\ 2586.05 & 40 & b $^4$P$_{5/2}$--z $^2$P$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.12 & 7.47(8) \\ 2593.75 & 60 & b $^4$F$_{7/2}$--z $^4$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.22 & 5.99(8) \\ 2598.86 & 80 & b $^4$F$_{3/2}$--z $^4$G$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.12 & 1.30(9) \\ 2612.31 & 20 & b $^2$D$_{5/2}$--y $^4$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.37 &4.20(8) \\ 2628.67 & 50 & b $^2$G$_{7/2}$--z $^2$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.21 & 1.57(9) \\ 2633.17 & 80 & b $^2$G$_{9/2}$--y $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.41 & 2.44(9) \\ 2634.15& 30 & b $^4$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$G$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.46 &3.38(8) \\ 2638.12 & 40bl & b $^2$F$_{5/2}$--z $^2$G$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.20 & 1.51(9) \\ 2657.99 & 80 & b $^2$F$_{7/2}$--z $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.31 &1.93(9) \\ 2930.26 & 40 & b $^2$F$_{5/2}$--z $^2$D$_{3/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.39 & 3.15(8) \\ 2937.71 & 50 & b $^2$F$_{7/2}$--z $^2$D$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.19 & 4.98(8) \\ 2989.95 & 20 & b $^2$F$_{5/2}$--z $^4$F$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.39 & 3.03(8) \\ 3001.84 & 80 & b $^2$F$_{7/2}$--z $^2$F$_{7/2}^{\circ}$ & 0.09 & 9.14(8) \\ 3034.87 & 10 & b $^2$F$_{5/2}$--z $^2$F$_{5/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.37 & 3.12(8) \\ 3142.26 & 80 & b $^2$G$_{9/2}$--z $^2$G$_{9/2}^{\circ}$ & --0.37 & 2.86(8) \\[2pt] \hline \end{tabular} \tablefoot {\tablefoottext{a}{From Iglesias (\cite{iglesias2});} \tablefoottext{b}{HFR + CPOL: this work.} \\ $A(B)$ is written for $A \times 10^B$; bl: blend.} \end{table}