Photodetachment microscopy of the negative ions Si- and F- has made it poss
ible to measure the electron affinities of silicon and fluorine with improv
ed accuracy. The new recommended electron affinities of Si-28 and F-19 are
11207.252(18) and 27432.446(19) cm(-1), i.e. 1.3895220(24) and 3.401 1895(2
5) eV, respectively.