Set of Empirical Total Atomic Binding EnergiesBZ, and Their Derivatives∂BZ∂Z, for AllZ<~18

A method is described whereby it is possible to make accurate empirical estimates of ionization potentials that are missing in Moore's "atomic energy levels," and so obtain empirical total atomic binding energies $B_Z$ with estimated uncertainties less than 0.005%, for all $Z<~18$. These $B_Z$ values are used to compute values of $\frac{\partial B_Z}{\partial Z}$, with quite small a signed uncertainties (∼0.15% for $Z>~12$). The relativistic Dirac-Hartree-Fock calculations of Mann reproduce these empirical values to within amounts a few times the uncertainties.