The Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena publishes experimental,
theoretical and applied work in the field of electron spectroscopy and electronic structure, involving techniques which use high energy
photons (>10 eV) or electrons as probes or detected particles in the investigation. Subject areas covered include: synchrotron radiation
science; surfaces, interfaces, and thin films; semiconductor physics and chemistry; materials science including: metal surfaces, nanoparticles,
ceramics, strongly correlated systems, polymers, biomaterials and other organic films; catalysis; solid state physics; atomic and molecular
physics. The journal encourages contributions in the general area of atomic, molecular, ionic, and surface spectroscopy carried out using
electron impact, synchrotron radiation (including free electron lasers) and short wavelength lasers. Papers using photoemission and other
techniques, in which synchrotron radiation is combined with electron velocity analysis are especially welcome. The individual techniques
of electron spectroscopy include photoelectron spectroscopy of both outer and inner shells; inverse photoemission; spin-polarised photoemission;
Auger spectroscopy including ion neutralization studies; edge techniques (EXAFS, NEXAFS,...) spectro-microscopy, high resolution electron
energy loss spectroscopy; electron scattering and resonance electron capture; electron spectroscopy in conjunction with microscopy; penning
ionization spectroscopy including scanning tunneling spectroscopy; theoretical treatments of the photoemission, Auger, energy loss and
Penning ionization processes. Contributions on instrumentation and technique development, date acquisition - analysis - quantification
are also welcome.
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Use of the Digital Object Identifier
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