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60 NdNeodymium144.24

Neodymium

Element Density: 7.01 g/cm³

Electron Configuration:

[Xe]4f⁴6s²

Oxidation States: +3

Major Edges
L₃	5964
M₄	1000
M₅	978
N₄₅	118
O₂₃	21

Minor Edges
L₁	6835
L₂	5964
M₁	1575
M₂	1403
M₃	1297
N₁	315
N₂	225
N₃	225
O₁	38

Considerations

Sharp M_4,5-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