Abstract
Initial observations by Samson of the far-uv photoabsorption by molecules suggest that the spectrum of photoelectrons emerging from a multicenter molecular field is modulated by interferences. This effect is discussed in terms of Huygens' approach and of a partial-wave analysis with a Born-approximation calculation. It is compared with processes of diffraction by molecules. It appears related to the onset of photo-ionizing transitions to states of increasing orbital momenta which occurs at increasing photon energies.
Keywords
Photoelectric effectIonizationPhysicsInterference (communication)MoleculeAtomic physicsPhotonDiffractionField (mathematics)PhotoionizationInfraredOpticsQuantum mechanicsIon
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- 1966
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 150
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 30-33
- Citations
- 428
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Howard D. Cohen,
U. Fano
(1966).
Interference in the Photo-Ionization of Molecules.
Physical Review
, 150
(1)
, 30-33.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.150.30
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrev.150.30