Dielectronic recombination rate coefficients for F-like nickel

At the main cooler storage ring (CSRm) of IMP, Lanzhou, we have measured merged-beams rate coefficients for dielectronic recombination (DR) of F-like Ni in the energy range 0-160 eV which comprises all DR resonances associated with Delta N = 0 core excitations. We compare our results with calculations by the flexible atomic code (FAC). Good agreement is found between calculated and measured resonance parameters except for the low-energy 2s 2p(6) (S-2(1/2)) 6l resonances. In addition, we have also derived plasma rate-coefficients from our data for applications in astrophysics.