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Electron-Momentum Spectroscopy and the Measurement of Orbitals: Interesting Results for Chemists from the American Journal of Physics

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Frank Rioux

St. John''s University / College of St. Benedict, Department of Chemistry, 37 South College Avenue, St. Joseph, MN 56374-2099

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (2), p 156

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p156

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999

Abstract

Electron-momentum spectroscopy (EMS) provides the most direct experimental tests of the validity of the concepts of atomic and molecular orbitals so crucial to chemists in interpreting the electronic structure of matter. This note summarizes a review of EMS published recently by Vos and McCarthy in the American Journal of Physics. In their review they present EMS results for simple molecular systems and atomic, metallic, and ionic solids.