Lithium (Li) X-ray absorption edges

The Li $K$ edge is at 54.7 $eV$ . The tables list 2 absorption edges for lithium; none lies between 100 $eV$ and 100 $keV$ , the range the lab can scan.

Atomic number: $Z = 3$
Molar mass: 6.94 $g / mol$
Edges in the lab range: 0 of 2

Open lithium in the lab

Both load lithium as a pure sample with the formula $Li$ . Density is retained from your current settings because these X-ray tables have no density. Enter your sample's density on the Sample page before planning a thickness. This edge is outside the lab range; the beamline shows only the available absorption background.

Absorption edges of lithium

Energies, jump ratios and fluorescence yields as tabulated by Elam, Ravel and Sieber (2002). Scroll within the table to see every column.
Edge	Energy ( $eV$ )	Jump ratio	Fluorescence yield	In the lab
$K$	54.7	1	0.00009	Outside range
$L_{1}$	5.3	1	0	Outside range

Jump ratio is the photoabsorption just above the edge divided by the photoabsorption just below it. Fluorescence yield is the probability that a core hole in that shell decays by emitting an X-ray. Both are dimensionless. The lab can scan across edges strictly between 100 $eV$ and 100 $keV$ ; other edges are listed for reference. A listed edge with jump ratio 1 has no step for thickness planning.

Transmission, fluorescence or electron yield

No edge of lithium lies between 100 $eV$ and 100 $keV$ , so the lab cannot model a measurement across one. Lithium still adds to the absorption background of any sample that contains it.

Sample presets containing lithium

Lithium iron phosphate $LiFeP O_{4}$ , 3.6 $g / cm^{3}$ , opens at the Li $K$ edge (outside the lab range)
Lithium cobalt oxide $LiCo O_{2}$ , 5.05 $g / cm^{3}$ , opens at the Li $K$ edge (outside the lab range)
Lithium manganese oxide spinel $LiM n_{2} O_{4}$ , 4.28 $g / cm^{3}$ , opens at the Li $K$ edge (outside the lab range)
High-voltage spinel LNMO $LiN i_{0.5} M n_{1.5} O_{4}$ , 4.45 $g / cm^{3}$ , opens at the Li $K$ edge (outside the lab range)

These links load the preset's density and select lithium as the absorber. Check the density source on the Sample page and adjust it for your sample.

Values from XrayDB 9.2 (Elam, Ravel and Sieber, 2002), released into the public domain. These isolated-atom tables do not include chemical shifts, XANES or EXAFS fine structure. Methods and data sources