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La
138.91

Lanthanum

Element density: 6.15 g/cm3
Electron configuration:

[Xe]5d16s2

Oxidation states: +3

Major edges

What are these symbols?
M4849
M5832
N4599
O2314

Minor edges

L16266
L25891
M11361
M21204
M31123
N1270
N2206
N3191
O132

Considerations

Sharp M4,5-edges allow for trace analysis.

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DM Data
MSA Data

La2O3 thin film

Material analyzed:

La2O3

Related elements: Lanthanum Oxygen
Data contributor: Gatan Beam energy (keV): 200 Nominal energy range (eV): 700 - 1710 Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 100
Notes:

Serial EELS; 40 sweeps 20 ms dwell

DM Data
MSA Data

La2O3 thin film

Material analyzed:

La2O3

Related elements: Lanthanum Oxygen
Data contributor: Gatan Beam energy (keV): 200 Nominal energy range (eV): 0 - 950 Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 100
Notes:

Serial EELS

DM Data
MSA Data

La2O3 thin film

Material analyzed:

La2O3

Related elements: Lanthanum Oxygen
Data contributor: Gatan Beam energy (keV): 200 Nominal energy range (eV): 0 - 380 Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 100
Notes:

Serial EELS; zero-loss peak intensity = 4.90e8; total elastic int. / zero-loss int. = 0.37; gain change factor = 826; 20 sweeps 10 ms dwell