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Measurement of the electron affinity of praseodymium

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V T Davis1 and J S Thompson2

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The electron affinity (EA) of praseodymium (Pr) has been measured using laser photodetachment electron spectroscopy. The EA of Pr(4I9/2) was determined to be 0.962±0.024 eV. The data also show that Pr- has at least one bound excited state with a binding energy of 0.866±0.018 eV relative to the ground state of the Pr atom. The present experimental measurements are compared to a recent calculation of the electronic structure of Pr-.


PACS

32.10.Hq Ionization potentials, electron affinities

32.80.Fb Photoionization of atoms and ions

32.80.Gc Photodetachment of atomic negative ions

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Atomic and molecular physics

Dates

Issue 1 (14 January 2002)

Received 13 September 2001, in final form 6 November 2001

Published 19 December 2001



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