The apparent absence of chemical sensitivity in the 4d and 5d X-ray absorption spectroscopy of uranium compounds
Journal Article
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· Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and related derivative measurements have been used to demonstrate that the Pu 5f states are strongly relativistic and have a 5f occupation number near 5. Owing to the success in this regime, it has been argued that the XAS measurements should be a powerful tool to probe 5f occupation variation, both as a function of elemental nature (actinide atomic number) and as a function of physical and chemical perturbation, e.g., oxidation state. We show that XAS and its related measurements fail in this latter aspect for a wide variety of uranium compounds and materials. Possible causes will be discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1237532
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-636485
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, Vol. 194; ISSN 0368-2048
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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