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@ARTICLE{Sundermann:639470,
author = {Sundermann, Martin and Hahn, Henrik and Christovam, Denise
S. and Haverkort, Maurits W. and Caciuffo, Roberto and
Keimer, Bernhard and Tjeng, Liu Hao and Severing, Andrea and
Gretarsson, Hlynur},
title = {{R}esonant inelastic x-ray scattering at the actinide
{M}$_{4,5}$ -edges},
journal = {Physical review research},
volume = {7},
number = {4},
issn = {2643-1564},
address = {College Park, MD},
publisher = {APS},
reportid = {PUBDB-2025-04556},
pages = {043081},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Understanding the electronic structure of actinide
materials is crucial for both fundamental research and
nuclear applications. The partially filled 5𝑓shells
exhibit complex behavior due to strong correlations and
ligand hybridization, requiring advanced spectroscopic
techniques. Here, we report on the development and
application of high-resolution valence band resonant
inelastic x-ray spectroscopy (VB-RIXS) experiments at the
uranium 𝑀$_{4,5}$ edges (3551 and 3725 eV). We present
data of UO$_2$, a well-established model actinide compound.
VB-RIXS is particularly well suited for probing the
5𝑓-shell electronic structure, as it probes, in
contrast to core-to-core RIXS, excitations without leaving a
high-energy core hole in the final state. In VB-RIXS, we
achieve energy resolutions of 50 meV (𝑀$_5$) and 90 meV
(𝑀$_4$), enabling the resolution of multiplet excitations
and crystal-field effects, as well as charge-transfer and
fluorescencelike features with unprecedented clarity. As
such, high-resolution VB-RIXS offers direct insights into
both low-energy, near-ground-state properties and
high-energy hybridization and covalency effects. Our results
demonstrate the power of VB-RIXS as a versatile and powerful
tool for probing the strongly correlated electronic
structure of actinide materials, providing essential input
for quantitative modeling and the validation of theoretical
concepts.},
cin = {FS-PETRA-S / DOOR ; HAS-User},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)FS-PETRA-S-20210408 /
I:(DE-H253)HAS-User-20120731},
pnm = {632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional
Materials (POF4-632) / 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) /
DFG project G:(GEPRIS)387555779 - Von versteckter bis
antiferromagnetischer Ordnung mit großem Moment in URu2Si2:
eine Röntgenstrahluntersuchung der 5f Besetzung und
Wellenfunktionssymmetrie. (387555779)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-632 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G3 /
G:(GEPRIS)387555779},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P01-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1103/twsv-xh5j},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/639470},
}