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work on the excitation potentials of metals and the emission and absorption of soft X-rays by solids (1932 onwards). Responsible for marked advances in the technique of soft X-ray investigations which have enabled him to show for the first time the details of the fine-structure of the emission bands and the absorption edges. His interpretation of his results has provided the only direct evidence for the existence of 'Brillouin zones' in metals and much detailed information about their properties. His work is characterized by experimental skill of high order and an acute understanding of theory.
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and very well equipped. He investigated the excitation potentials of lithium and beryllium, and published the results several years later. This research “prepared the way for his outstanding work on the soft X-ray emission spectra of light metals” in the period 1932-1940.
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