Measurement and interpretation of plutonium spectra

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5367731

Blaise, J; Fred, M S; Carnall, W T; Crosswhite, H M; Crosswhite, H

The atomic spectroscopic data available for plutonium are among the rickest of any in the periodic system. They include high-resolution grating and Fourier-transform spectra as well as extensive Zeeman and isotope-shift studies. We summarize the present status of the term analysis and cite the configurations that have been identified. A least-squares adjustment of a parametric Hamiltonian for configurations of both Pu I and Pu II has shown that almost all of the expected low levels are now known. The use of a model Hamiltonian applicable to both lanthanide and actinide atomic species has been applied to the low configurations of Pu I and Pu II making use of trends predicted by ab initio calculations. This same model has been used to describe the energy levels of Pu/sup 3 +/ in LaCl/sub 3/, and an extension has permitted preliminary calculations of the spectra of other valence states.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91 - Orsay (France). Lab. Aime Cotton
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5367731
• Report Number(s): CONF-821265-1; ON: DE84003672
• Resource Relation: Conference: Symposium on the chemistry of plutonium, Kansas City, MO, USA, 1 Dec 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
PLUTONIUM
SPECTRA
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
CRYSTAL FIELD
ENERGY LEVELS
HAMILTONIANS
HARTREE-FOCK METHOD
PLUTONIUM IONS
VALENCE
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
IONS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
METALS
QUANTUM OPERATORS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
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