The role of Rydberg states in spectroscopy and photochemistry

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"The aim of this volume is to offer a balanced overview of molecular Rydberg spectroscopy as it has developed over recent decades. Recent evolution has split Rydberg spectroscopy into two apparently distinct fields: the one concerns the low (n=3-5) Rydberg states, the other the very high (typically n> 150) Rydberg states. The former is aimed at spectral levels where Rydberg, valence-shell, and intermediate-type states interact, with a variety of photochemical consequences. The latter considers states extremely close to the ionization limit, from where ionization is possible with a very slight amount of additional energy." "The originality of the present volume consists in giving comparable weight to both low- and high-Rydberg spectroscopies. It aims at providing a glance at the whole of molecular Rydberg spectroscopy in one volume. This involves both theory and experiment, general aspects and treatments of individual molecules."--Jacket.