Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering from UOand UN.

Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) using an incident energy tuned to the uraniumN4,5absorption edges is reported from epitaxial films of-UOand UN. Theory shows that for UOthe multiplets associated with a 5configuration with a ground state of2F5/2and the excited state of2F7/2are observed. However, the strong transition predicted at a transfer energy of 1.