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N. F. Mott
q u a n tu m num ber, th e energy req u ire d to sep a ra te th e m m u st be given by
th e
hydrogen-like form ula
_
moe4
K
2
h * K * n 2’
w here
m
0
= m 1m 2/(m 1 + m 2) an d m 1? m 2 are th e “ effectiv e” m asses of electron
a n d positive hole. W e shall assum e m 0 eq u al to th e m ass m o f a free electron,
so th a t
W =
13
-
5
/n
2
K
2
e-volts.
(
3
)
F o r th e first ex cited s ta te we shall assum e an effective
q u a n tu m num ber
n* w hich we d eterm in e from ex p erim en t, as follows: T he ab so rp tio n
spectra
of th e alkali-halides consist o f a n u m b e r o f peaks, a n d it is possible to
e stim ate w ith some c e rta in ty th e in te rv a l
W
0
betw een th e
first ex cited state
a n d th e series lim it, a n d to com pare th e values w ith (
3
). W e m u st, however,
ta k e for
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