Transition probabilities for [Ni I] and [Ni II] lines.

New radiative transition probabilities have been calculated for forbidden lines of astrophysical interest in Ni I and Ni II. The accuracy of the transition probability scales is established on the basis of two independent calculations performed with the approximately relativistic Hartree-Fock and SUPERSTRUCTURE codes. Both physical models take into account the most important configuration interaction (CI) and relativistic effects.