scholarly journals Communication: Ionization potentials in the limit of large atomic number

2010 ◽  
Vol 133 (24) ◽  
pp. 241103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucian A. Constantin ◽  
John C. Snyder ◽  
John P. Perdew ◽  
Kieron Burke
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Number ◽  
Ionization Potentials ◽  
Large Atomic Number

Semiempirical fine-tuning for Hartree–Fock ionization potentials of atomic ions with non-integral atomic number

2013 ◽  
Vol 377 (41) ◽  
pp. 2955-2958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolás A. Cordero ◽  
Norman H. March ◽  
Julio A. Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Number ◽  
Ionization Potentials ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Atomic Ions ◽  
Hartree Fock

Compositional Averaging of Backscatter Intensities in Compounds

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Donovan ◽  
Nicholas E. Pingitore ◽  
Andrew Westphal
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Number ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Precision Measurements ◽  
Electron Loss ◽  
Pure Element ◽  
Mass Fractions ◽  
Large Atomic Number ◽  
Elemental Mass ◽  
Isotopic Measurements ◽  
Better Than

We present high-precision measurements of pure element stable isotope pairs that demonstrate mass has no influence on the backscattering of electrons at typical electron microprobe energies. The traditional prediction of average backscatter intensities in compounds was pragmatically based on elemental mass fractions. Our isotopic measurements establish that this approximation has no physical basis. We propose an alternative model to mass fraction averaging, based on the number of electrons or protons, termed “electron fraction,” which predicts backscatter yield better than mass fraction averaging. We also present an improved backscatter (electron loss) factor based on a modified electron fraction average for the ZAF atomic number correction that provides a significant analytical improvement, especially where large atomic number corrections are required.

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