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Applications of synchrotron radiation in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology has now matured from an exotic experimental field into a well-established area of science. The spectroscopy of molecules and molecular adsorbates on surfaces is one area of science, where, in the past, synchrotron-radiation-related studies had made an impact on understanding the ground-state properties as well as the dynamics. With the new high-brightness synchrotron-radiation sources ahead, this will certainly continue to be a field of very active research. This quasi-monograph reviews the current state of the field for both, the active research scientist, and the new graduate student wishing to become acquainted with this field of research.
List of contents
1. Introduction.- References.- 2. Band-Structure Determination of Adsorbates.- 2.1 Historical Introduction.- 2.2 CO Adsorbates.- 2.3 Ethylene Adsorbates.- 2.4 Benzene Adsorbates.- 2.5 Co-Adsorbates.- 2.6 Synopsis.- References.- 3. High-Resolution Core-Level Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Surfaces and Adsorbates.- 3.1 Background.- 3.2 Instrumentation.- 3.3 Core-Level Shifts.- 3.4 Adsorbate Core-Level Shifts.- 3.5 Surface Core-Level Shifts.- 3.6 Core-Level Line Shapes.- 3.7 Vibrational Effects.- 3.8 Shake-up Satellites.- References.- 4. Structure Determination of Molecular Adsorbates Using Photoelectron Diffraction.- 4.1 Introductory Comments.- 4.2 Basis of the Technique and Its Potential.- 4.3 Examples.- 4.4 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 5. Near Edge X-Ray Absorption and Decay Dynamics of Adsorbed Molecules.- 5.1 Background.- 5.2 X-Ray Absorption.- 5.3 Decay Dynamics.- 5.4 Desorption and Dissociation.- 5.5 Conclusions.- References.- 6. Spectroscopy and Dynamics of the Electronic Decay of Core Electron Excitations in Isolated and Chemisorbed Molecules.- 6.1 Deexcitation Electron Spectroscopy.- 6.2 Probing the Local Electronic Structure and Response.- 6.3 A Detailed Probe of Electron Correlation.- 6.4 Dynamics of Core-Electron-Excited States.- 6.5 Direct Observation of Charge Transfer and Screening Processes.- 6.6 Summary and Outlook.- References.- 7. Synchrotron Radiation in the Far Infrared: Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy.- 7.1 IR Spectroscopy at Surfaces.- 7.2 Synchrotron Radiation in the Far Infrared.- 7.3 Examples.- 7.4 Conclusion - Outlook.- References.- Index of Molecules and Adsorbate Systems.
