Photoelectron dynamics of molecules

Abstract

Unlike earlier studies of photoelectron spectroscopy which were carried out with traditional light sources, the availability of intense tunable radiation provided by synchrotron sources has made possible remarkable progress in the characterization of the important dynamical aspects of molecular photoionization. In this article we review both the current experimental thrust in molecular photoionization and the theoretical models which are being developed to adequately describe the important new features which emerge from these experiments. Progress in this area continues to reveal the rich dynamical content of molecular photoionization.

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© 1984 American Chemical Society. (Received: February 17, 1984) V. McK. and R.R.L. thank the National Science Foundation for support of this research under Grant No. CHE-8218166. T.A.C. acknowledges support of the Division of Chemical Sciences, Office of Basic Energy Science, US. Department of Energy, under Contract W-7405-eng-26 with the Union Carbide Corp.

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