Relativistic EELS scattering cross-sections for microanalysis based on Dirac solutions
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| author | Zhang, Zezhong Lobato, Ivan Brown, Hamish Lamoen, Dirk Jannis, Daen Verbeeck, Johan Van Aert, Sandra Nellist, Peter D. |
| author_facet | Zhang, Zezhong Lobato, Ivan Brown, Hamish Lamoen, Dirk Jannis, Daen Verbeeck, Johan Van Aert, Sandra Nellist, Peter D. |
| contents | The rich information of electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) comes from the complex inelastic scattering process whereby fast electrons transfer energy and momentum to atoms, exciting bound electrons from their ground states to higher unoccupied states. To quantify EELS, the common practice is to compare the cross-sections integrated within an energy window or fit the observed spectrum with theoretical differential cross-sections calculated from a generalized oscillator strength (GOS) database with experimental parameters. The previous Hartree-Fock-based and DFT-based GOS are calculated from Schrödinger's solution of atomic orbitals, which does not include the full relativistic effects. Here, we attempt to go beyond the limitations of the Schrödinger solution in the GOS tabulation by including the full relativistic effects using the Dirac equation within the local density approximation, which is particularly important for core-shell electrons of heavy elements with strong spin-orbit coupling. This has been done for all elements in the periodic table (up to Z = 118) for all possible excitation edges using modern computing capabilities and parallelization algorithms. The relativistic effects of fast incoming electrons were included to calculate cross-sections that are specific to the acceleration voltage. We make these tabulated GOS available under an open-source license to the benefit of both academic users as well as allowing integration into commercial solutions. |
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| spellingShingle | Relativistic EELS scattering cross-sections for microanalysis based on Dirac solutions Zhang, Zezhong Lobato, Ivan Brown, Hamish Lamoen, Dirk Jannis, Daen Verbeeck, Johan Van Aert, Sandra Nellist, Peter D. Atomic Physics Materials Science Applied Physics Quantum Physics The rich information of electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) comes from the complex inelastic scattering process whereby fast electrons transfer energy and momentum to atoms, exciting bound electrons from their ground states to higher unoccupied states. To quantify EELS, the common practice is to compare the cross-sections integrated within an energy window or fit the observed spectrum with theoretical differential cross-sections calculated from a generalized oscillator strength (GOS) database with experimental parameters. The previous Hartree-Fock-based and DFT-based GOS are calculated from Schrödinger's solution of atomic orbitals, which does not include the full relativistic effects. Here, we attempt to go beyond the limitations of the Schrödinger solution in the GOS tabulation by including the full relativistic effects using the Dirac equation within the local density approximation, which is particularly important for core-shell electrons of heavy elements with strong spin-orbit coupling. This has been done for all elements in the periodic table (up to Z = 118) for all possible excitation edges using modern computing capabilities and parallelization algorithms. The relativistic effects of fast incoming electrons were included to calculate cross-sections that are specific to the acceleration voltage. We make these tabulated GOS available under an open-source license to the benefit of both academic users as well as allowing integration into commercial solutions. |
| title | Relativistic EELS scattering cross-sections for microanalysis based on Dirac solutions |
| topic | Atomic Physics Materials Science Applied Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.10151 |