Energy Levels of Conduction Electrons in Nickel Nanocluster

In this article, a new theoretical approach to studying light-scattering characteristics of nanosized objects based on the solution to the Thomas–Fermi equation and quasi-classical approximation is considered. It is shown that the distribution of valence electrons in the volume of metallic clusters exhibits a specific structure of “spatial zones.” With the aid of quasi-classical wave functions, expressions for the appropriate dipole moments of the transitions between the ground and excited states are obtained; the behavior of the spectrum of gold clusters depending on their sizes is studied; a comparison with existing experimental data is carried out#CSOC1120.