Photoionization Experiments in the Gas Phase

Photon flux and energy resolution achievable at third generation facilities, such as the Gas Phase beamline of the Elettra storage ring (Trieste, Italy) [1], enable thorough studies of inner-shell electron photoionization, even with low density targets such as vapours of biotic molecules [2] and clusters [3]. I will discuss recent experiments where photoionization techniques have been applied to gas phase molecular targets of increasing complexity, ranging from molecules of biological interest, to metal containing molecules and clusters. References [1] K.C. Prince, et al J. Synch. Rad. 5, 565-568 (1998). See also at http://www.elettra.trieste.it/beamlines/GAPH/ . [2] V. Fever, O. Plekan, R. Richter, M. Coreno , K.C. Prince, V. Carravetta, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 10726-10733 (2009). [3] P. Piseri, T. Mazza, G. Bongiorno, M. Devetta, M. Coreno, P. Milani, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 166-167, 28-37 (2008).