Abstract
A simple scheme is proposed for predicting effects of electron correlation on intra‐atomic electron—electron radial distribution functions and on intensities of x rays scattered by gas atoms. It makes use of a relationship connecting the Coulomb hole function for an electron pair with the corresponding correlation energy. The method is applied to the beryllium atom in its ground state. Results compare favorably with results calculated directly from correlated and Hartree—Fock wavefunctions