Towards the Quantification of 5f Delocalization
By using M<sub>4,5</sub> X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES) in the tender X-ray regime, it is possible to quantify 5f delocalization in the actinides. Previous analyses, utilizing the Branching Ratio (BR) in the N<sub>4,5</sub> X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), could not di...
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| author | J. G. Tobin S. Nowak S.-W. Yu R. Alonso-Mori T. Kroll D. Nordlund T.-C. Weng D. Sokaras |
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| description | By using M<sub>4,5</sub> X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES) in the tender X-ray regime, it is possible to quantify 5f delocalization in the actinides. Previous analyses, utilizing the Branching Ratio (BR) in the N<sub>4,5</sub> X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), could not discriminate between the cases of localized n = 2 and delocalized n = 3, in uranium materials, where n is the number of 5f electrons on the U entity. Here, it is shown that, by employing the ubiquitous 6p → 3d XES as a point of normalization, the localized n = 2 and delocalized n = 3 cases can be easily distinguished and quantified. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31ec12e2deff41b58a345ba2e9ab03fd2023-11-19T22:29:12ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-04-01108291810.3390/app10082918Towards the Quantification of 5f DelocalizationJ. G. Tobin0S. Nowak1S.-W. Yu2R. Alonso-Mori3T. Kroll4D. Nordlund5T.-C. Weng6D. Sokaras7Departments of Physics and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI 54901, USASLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USALawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USASLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USASLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USASLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USASLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USASLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USABy using M<sub>4,5</sub> X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES) in the tender X-ray regime, it is possible to quantify 5f delocalization in the actinides. Previous analyses, utilizing the Branching Ratio (BR) in the N<sub>4,5</sub> X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), could not discriminate between the cases of localized n = 2 and delocalized n = 3, in uranium materials, where n is the number of 5f electrons on the U entity. Here, it is shown that, by employing the ubiquitous 6p → 3d XES as a point of normalization, the localized n = 2 and delocalized n = 3 cases can be easily distinguished and quantified.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/8/2918actinidesuraniumelectronic structure |
| spellingShingle | J. G. Tobin S. Nowak S.-W. Yu R. Alonso-Mori T. Kroll D. Nordlund T.-C. Weng D. Sokaras Towards the Quantification of 5f Delocalization Applied Sciences actinides uranium electronic structure |
| title | Towards the Quantification of 5f Delocalization |
| title_full | Towards the Quantification of 5f Delocalization |
| title_fullStr | Towards the Quantification of 5f Delocalization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the Quantification of 5f Delocalization |
| title_short | Towards the Quantification of 5f Delocalization |
| title_sort | towards the quantification of 5f delocalization |
| topic | actinides uranium electronic structure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/8/2918 |
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