Absorption of lanthanides

X-ray absorption of lanthanide 2p core levels probes the unoccupied atomic-like 5d states. Hence the occurrence of such intense absorption lines at the Lu,n thresholds. By comparison, the spectral shapes of the L and Lj lines are found to be nearly identical. The L amplitudes (normalized to the continuum absorption), however, systematically turn out to be up to 50% larger in R2O3 and RF3 (Feldhaus 1982, Wong et af 1984, Okusawa et af 1978) and to be about 5% smaller in the metals (Materlik et al. 1983a) than the corresponding L,n amplitudes. The slightly different Ljj, Li,i transition matrix elements cannot account for the observed strong discrepancies. Most likely the L, /L,n amplitude ratio reproduces different final-state... 

Two-photon Absorption of Lanthanide Complexes from Fundamental Aspects to Biphotonic Imaging Applications... 

The role of cerium in these lighting phosphors is not as the emitting atom but rather as the sensitizer. The initial step in the lighting process is the efficient absorption of the 254 nm emission Ce ", with broad absorption bands in the uv, is very suitable. This absorbed energy is then transferred to the sublattice within the crystalline phosphor eventually the activator ion is fed and emission results. Cerium, as a sensitizer ion, is compatible in crystal lattices with other lanthanide ions, such as Eu and Tb, the usual activator atoms. 

Absorption spectra and structure of lanthanide coordination compounds in solution. K. B. Yatsi-mirskii and N. K. Davidenko, Coord. Chem. Rev., 1979, 27, 223-273 (255). 

Local Structure of the Eu2+ Impurity. From the experimental perspective, the doping of lanthanide ions into solid state materials can be probed by different instrumental technics such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR),44 extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS),45,46 or electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR),47 which instead of giving a direct clue of the local geometry offers only data that can be corroborated to it. From the theoretical point of view,... 

Data on the absorption of simple salts of the lanthanide elements injected intramuscularly into rats are summarized in Figure 10.4 The dependence of the fraction remaining at the injection site on the administered mass is apparent. When the amount injected was less than 0.01 jug, about 0.5 was absorbed in the first few days another 0.4 was absorbed with a half-time of about 25 days and the remaining 0.1 left the injection site with a half-time of 100 to 200 days. As the total mass injected was increased, the fraction absorbed in the first few days declined, and the amounts associated with the lower absorption rates increased. If 100 jug or more were injected, only 0.05 to 0.1 was absorbed during the first few days, and absorption was very slow thereafter. 

Absorption of intramuscularly injected lanthanides (Durbin et al., 1956a) is greatly accelerated if they are administered as citrate complexes. However, the fractional absorption rate is still a function of the amount injected. One day after injection of < 1 jug of the lanthanide citrates, 0.95 had been absorbed 0.75 was absorbed in the first day if the amount of stable lanthanide administered was 1 to 5 jug. After 256 days, only 0.05 of the injected 152,154Eu plus 5 jug Eu remained unab-... 

Clearance to pulmonary lymph nodes will occur at a fractional rate of 0.0001 per day. Dissolution of the deposited particles and absorption of cerium into the systemic circulation will occur at rates that are between the extremes represented by CeCh in CsCl particles and Ce oxide or Ce in fused aluminosilicate particles as given by the functions included in Figure 9. These rates should not be expected to be constant over the entire clearance period and will depend upon the overall composition of the bulk aerosol particles, which indude particle size, amount of stable lanthanide present, acidity, and the solubility of other components of the particles. The accuracy of predicting respiratory tract clearance and internal organ uptake of radiocerium will depend heavily upon adequate determination of the particle solubility characteristics. 

Lanthanide (Ln) - or rare-earth-doped upconverting nanocrystals usually have similar optical properties as their bulk counterparts [45]. Upconversion is characterized by the successive absorption of two or more photons via intermediate... 

Addition of lanthanide ions to dendrimer solutions showed that (a) the absorption spectrum of the dendrimer is almost unaffected, (b) the fluorescence of the dansyl units is quenched (c) the quenching effect is very large for Nd3+ (Fig. 7) and Eu3+, moderate for Er3+ and Yb3+, small for Tb3+, and very small for Gd3+ (d) in the case of Nd3+ (Fig. 7), Er3+, and Yb3+ quenching of the dansyl fluorescence is accompanied by the sensitized near-infrared emission of the lanthanide ion [42]. 

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