In this paper we report the measurement of the Compton profile of polycryst
alline scandium oxide using 59.54 keV gamma radiation from a Am-241 source.
The experimental results are compared with the theoretical Compton profile
values calculated based on the linear combination of Gaussian orbital (LCG
O) method. The theoretical values from such calculations agree well with th
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