Table 3 | Theoretical ΔEa values under LTE and pre-LTE collisional..

Limiting Case (LC)^a	Designation	ΔE_a Expression^b	ΔE_a theoretical value^b
LC 1A	LTE	E_a = E_a’	0
LC 1B	Pre-LTE	IP_m - IP_a	IP_m - IP_a
LC 1C	Pre-LTE (analyte) LTE (interferent)	kT -IP_a	kT -IP_a

^aSee Ref. [60], ^bSubscripts a and m denote analyte and interferent respectively, IP = ionization potential

Table 3: Theoretical ΔEa values under LTE and pre-LTE collisional radiative recombination conditions.