Table 5 Structural parameters obtained from the Eu LIII EXAFS fitting results of the glassy samples. Values in bold were kept fixed throughout the fitting process.

From: Structural characterization of uranium and lanthanide loaded borosilicate glass matrix

Eu LIII-edge

 

N

R [Ã…]

DW [×10−3 Å2]

MUEu

 

x = 79 ± 8 [at%]

O

10 × x

2.41 ± 0.01

21.4

B

10 × x

3.37 ± 0.02

1.6

O

7 × (1-x)

2.34 ± 0.03

19.9

Si

4 × (1-x)

3.57 ± 0.04

7.1

Eu2O3

  

O

6

2.37 ± 0.01

10.8

Eu

6

2.64 ± 0.02

8.5

Eu

6

3.82 ± 0.03

13.0

O

8

4.30 ± 0.04

5.8