Extreme ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy of promethiumlike heavy ions

We present extreme ultraviolet and visible spectra of promethiumlike tungsten and gold obtained with an electron beam ion trap. Although the contributions from a few charge states are involved in the spectra, the charge state of the ion assigned to the observed lines is definitely identified by the time-of-flight (TOF) analysis of the ions performed at the same time with the spectroscopic measurements. Experimental results are compared with collisional-radiative model calculations as well as previous experimental and theoretical studies. Some ambiguous identifications in the previous observations have been clarified owing to the definite identification by the TOF analysis.