Thomas-Fermi scaling in the energy spectra of atomic ions

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2009-06-22

arxiv.org/abs/0906.4065v3

Phys. Rev. A 80 (2009) 024502

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Atomic Physics

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The energy spectra of atomic ions are re-examined from the point of view of Thomas-Fermi scaling relations. For the first ionization potential, which sets the energy scale for the true discrete spectrum, Thomas-Fermi theory predicts the following relation: E_{ioniz}=Z^2 N^{-2/3} g(N/Z), where Z is the nuclear charge, N is the number of electrons, and g is a function of N/Z. This relation does not hold for neutral atoms, but works extremely well in the cationic domain, Z>N. We provide an analytic expression for g, with two adjustable parameters, which fits the available experimental data for more than 380 ions. In addition, we show that a rough fit to the integrated density of states with a single exponential: N_{states}=exp (Delta E/Theta), where Delta E is the excitation energy, leads to a parameter, Theta, exhibiting a universal scaling a la Thomas-Fermi: Theta=Z^2 N^{-4/3} h(N/Z), where h is approximately linear near N/Z=1.

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