significant deviations between observed and calculated crystal field energy levels. It is
therefore desirable to employ a correlation crystalfield (twoelectron) parametrization2 as
well as the conventional (oneelectron) lanthanide crystal field parametrization. As pointed
out by Hessler and Camall, 3 it is necessary to devise some physical assumptions or models
in order to reduce the tremendous number of free parameters necessary for a full description …