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Photoelectron spectromicroscopy

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Photoelectron spectroscopy is a powerful technique for studying electronic structure both of isolated molecules in the gas phase and of surfaces and adsorbed layers. Surfaces have also been imaged using photoemission microscopy. A new technique is described for combining the features of position imaging and energy analysis of the photoemitted electrons. The imaging is achieved using image projection in a divergent magnetic field to preserve the electron energy distribution.

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Beamson, G., Porter, H. & Turner, D. Photoelectron spectromicroscopy. Nature 290, 556–561 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/290556a0

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