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M-Emission Bands of Zinc, Copper and Nickel

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WE have had the opportunity of seeing Dr. Farineau's letter before it was sent to press. We have recently observed the M-emission bands of nickel, copper and zinc metals, and it seems worth while to add a note, since the two sets of results, especially taken together, allow one to draw certain conclusions about the structure of the 3d- and 4s(conduction)-electron bands in these metals.

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  1. Skinner and Johnston, Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 16, 420 (1937).

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  2. See O'Bryan and Skinner, Phys. Rev., 45, 370 (1934).

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  3. See Mott and Jones, “The Theory of the Properties of Metals and Alloys”, chap. vi.

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SKINNER, H., JOHNSTON, J. M-Emission Bands of Zinc, Copper and Nickel. Nature 140, 508–509 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140508c0

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