Elastic and inelastic scattering of 4d inner-shell electrons in (Y,Gd){sub 2}O{sub 3} studied by synchrotron-radiation excitation

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1998 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R8059· OSTI ID:627557

Moewes, A; Eskildsen, T ^[1]; Ederer, D L; Wang, J; McGuire, J ^[2]; Callcott, T A ^[3]

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1. Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices, CAMD at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana70803 (United States)
2. Physics Department, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana70118 (United States)
3. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee37996 (United States)

Excitations within the 4f shell of Gd{sup 3+} in (Y,Gd){sub 2}O{sub 3} are observed by resonant elastic and inelastic soft x-ray scattering with synchrotron radiation. Inelastic scattering takes place when exciting 4d{sup 10}4f{sup 7}{r_arrow}4d{sup 9}4f{sup 8} transitions and extends over an energy range of about 10 eV. The features can be assigned to the net transition from the {sup 8}S{sub 7/2} ground state to the sextet multiplets of the 4f{sup 7} configuration in Gd{sup 3+}, which have the same parity as the ground state. The inelastic scattering is maximal when the excitation energy is tuned to the 4d{sup 9}4f{sup 8}({sup 6}D) intermediate state. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• OSTI ID: 627557
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 57; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
EMISSION SPECTRA
GADOLINIUM IONS
GADOLINIUM OXIDES
GROUND STATES
INELASTIC SCATTERING
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
X-RAY SPECTRA
YTTRIUM OXIDES