Introduction to Photoelectron Angular Distributions

Dr. V. T. Davis currently serves as an Adjunct Professor and Instructor of Physics in the undergraduate and graduate physics programs at the University of Nevada, Reno. Previous positions include Assistant Professor of Physics and Director, United States Military Academy Photonics Research Center (West Point, NY); Acting Director, Office of Proliferation Detection (NA-221), Office of Nuclear Nonproliferation Research & Development, National Nuclear Security Agency, United States Department of Energy (Washington, D.C.); and Director of Scientific Operations, Nevada Terawatt Facility, University of Nevada, Reno. He has a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), an M.S. in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College (Carlisle, PA), and received his Ph.D. in Physics from the American University (Washington, D.C.). Dr. Davis is a researcher with the Atomic, Molecular, Optical, and Chemical Physics Group at the university of Nevada, Reno. His research interests include electron spectroscopy and photon-ion interactions. He is a veteran of the U. S. Army with over thirty years of service.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics.- Chapter 3. Classical Model of Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 4. Quantum Treatment of Photoelectron Angular Distributions (Dipole Approximation).- Chapter 5. Higher-order Multipole Terms in Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 6. Relativistic Theory of Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 7. Angular Momentum Transfer Theory.- Chapter 8. Molecular Photoelectron Angular Distributions.- Chapter 9. Measuring Photoelectron Angular Distributions in the Laboratory.- Chapter 10. Applications of Photoelectron Angular Distribution Measurements.