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60 NdNeodymium144.24

Neodymium

Element Density: 7.01 g/cm3
Electron Configuration:
[Xe]4f46s2
Oxidation States: +3
Major Edges
L35964
M41000
M5978
N45118
O2321
Minor Edges
L16835
L25964
M11575
M21403
M31297
N1315
N2225
N3225
O138

Considerations

Sharp M4,5-edges allow for trace analysis.

Nd2O3 thin film_0-0170eV

  • Material Analyzed:
    Nd2O3
  • Related Elements:Neodymium, Oxygen
  • Data Contributor:Gatan
  • Beam energy (keV):200
  • Nominal energy range (eV):0 - 170
  • Collection semi-angle effective (mrad):100
  • Notes:

    Serial EELS; 10 sweeps 16.67 ms dwell; and several single channel intensity glitches in spectrum

Nd2O3 thin film_0-0380eV

  • Material Analyzed:
    Nd2O3
  • Related Elements:Neodymium, 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 = 1.13e9; total elastic int. / zero-loss int. = 0.55; gain change factor = 634; 10 sweeps 20 ms dwell

Nd2O3 thin film_0-0890eV

  • Material Analyzed:
    Nd2O3
  • Related Elements:Neodymium, Oxygen
  • Data Contributor:Gatan
  • Beam energy (keV):200
  • Nominal energy range (eV):0 - 890
  • Collection semi-angle effective (mrad):100
  • Notes:

    Serial EELS; 25 sweeps 20 ms dwell

Nd2O3 thin film_0750-1760eV

  • Material Analyzed:
    Nd2O3
  • Related Elements:Neodymium, Oxygen
  • Data Contributor:Gatan
  • Beam energy (keV):200
  • Nominal energy range (eV):750 - 1760
  • Collection semi-angle effective (mrad):100
  • Notes:

    Serial EELS; 30 sweeps 20 ms dwell