Description & History
neo·dym·i·um (1885):
a yellow metallic element of the rare-earth group that is used in magnets and lasers
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Element
| Symbol | Nd |
| Z | 60 |
| Atomic Weight | 144.270004 |
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| Density | 6.96000004 |
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Edge Energies
(keV)
| K | 43.5690002 |
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| L1 | 7.12599993 |
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| L2 | 6.72200012 |
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| L3 | 6.20800018 |
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| M | 1.57500005 |
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| K-alpha | 37.3590012 |
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| K-beta | 42.269001 |
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| L-alpha | 5.43100023 |
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| L-beta | 5.95599985 |
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Edge jumps
| K | 5.9701252 |
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| L1 | 1.15957415 |
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| L2 | 1.40999997 |
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| L3 | 2.66199994 |
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Fluorescence
yield
| K | 0.921000004 |
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| L1 | 0.064000003 |
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| L2 | 1.57500005 |
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| L3 | 37.3590012 |
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