| In its elemental form, samarium is used in the nuclear industry as a neutron absorber. |
| This neodymium derivative not only imparts extremely powerful magnetic properties in the manufactured magnet, but also, the compound is relatively cheap to synthesize compared to the frequently used samarium compound. |
| This resonance was due to a delicate balance between the strong nuclear force and the repulsive electromagnetic force in samarium. |
| In 1879 Paul-Emile Lecoq, gallium's discoverer, announced that there was another element contaminating didymium, which he called samarium. |
| Moseley's experimental studies verified the existence of 13 of these elements and showed that the 14th lanthanide must be element 61 and lie between neodymium and samarium. |
| Certain absorption bands at the blue end of the spectrum are supposed to be due to rare elements such as samarium. |
