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铀体系在U M4边的各向异性共振散射

Anisotropic Resonant Scattering from uranium systems at the U M4 edge

E. Lawrence Bright, E. N. Ovchinnikova, L. M. Harding, D. G. Porter, R. Springell, V. E. Dmitrienko, R. Caciuffo, G. H. Lander

AI总结:

本文通过U M4边共振散射实验与FDMNES理论模拟,揭示了U2N3和U3O8中5f电子非球对称分布及与阴离子2p电子混合导致的各向异性共振散射,为理解锕系化合物成键提供了新方法。

摘要:

我们在低对称性铀化合物(U2N3和U3O8)的外延薄膜上,于铀M4吸收边开展了一系列散射实验。在弱反射和禁戒反射处,我们发现了一个与温度无关的共振信号,其能量依赖关系类似于散射因子的虚部。利用FDMNES程序进行的理论计算表明,假设这些信号源自铀原子核周围非球对称的5f电子电荷分布,即可可靠地重现实验结果。这种效应来源于5f壳层的内禀各向异性,以及铀的5f电子与阴离子外层2p电子的混合。理论与实验之间的良好一致性包括方位角散射依赖关系以及散射光子的偏振态。本文所报告的方法为更深入地理解5f电子在锕系化合物成键中的作用开辟了道路。

英文摘要:

We have conducted a series of scattering experiments at the uranium M4 absorption edge on low-symmetry uranium compounds (U2N3 and U3O8) produced as epitaxial films. At weak and forbidden reflections, we find a resonant signal, independent of temperature, with an energy dependence resembling the imaginary part of the scattering factor. Theory, using the FDMNES code, shows that these results can be reliably reproduced assuming that they originate from aspherical 5f electron charge distributions around the U nucleus. Such effects arise from the intrinsic anisotropy of the 5f shell and from the mixing of the 5f electrons of uranium with the outer 2p electrons of the anions. The good agreement between theory and experiment includes azimuthal scattering dependencies, as well as polarization states of the scattered photons. The methodology reported here opens the way for a deeper understanding of the role of the 5f electrons in the bonding in actinide compounds.

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