Emerging Techniques for the Study of the Ejection of Photoelectrons as Probes of Dynamics, and Their Application to Exotic Systems in the Gas and Condensed Phases

In recent years a variety of exciting new techniques in photoionization and photodetachment have been developed, enabling unprecedented access to the structure and dynamics of isolated atoms and molecules. The techniques have been shown to be of critical importance to studies at short wavelength free electron laser sources, and other short wavelength or high intensity sources, in which the ejection of photoelectrons is the common fate of both condensed phase and gas phase samples. A step change in the applications of photoelectron spectroscopy to the condensed phase has been caused by the development of liquid microjets, and fascinating studies are underway concerning the nature of water itself. In this meeting emphasis will be on the cutting edge technical developments that have occurred in the very recent past, together with applications of photoelectron spectroscopy to studies of the structure and dynamics of clusters, nanoparticles, liquids, surfaces and complex molecules. New directions will be identified and explored.