The reader of this monograph will learn about the application of synchrotron radiation to the study of the ground state and dynamics of molecules and molecular adsorbates on surfaces. This is a comprehensive review of techniques to determine the structure, electronic, and vibrational properties of molecular adsorbates. A summary of the current development of spectroscopic methods with synchrotron radiation is given. It also gives a comprehensive review of the state of the art technique development and current understanding of the ground state structure, electronic structure, and dynamic behavior of small chemisorbed molecules.

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1. Introduction.- References.- 2. Band-Structure Determination of Adsorbates.- 2.1 Historical Introduction.- 2.2 CO Adsorbates.- 2.3 Ethylene Adsorbates.- 2.4 Benzene Adsorbates.- 2.5 Co-Adsorbates.- 2.6 Synopsis.- References.- 3. High-Resolution Core-Level Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Surfaces and Adsorbates.- 3.1 Background.- 3.2 Instrumentation.- 3.3 Core-Level Shifts.- 3.4 Adsorbate Core-Level Shifts.- 3.5 Surface Core-Level Shifts.- 3.6 Core-Level Line Shapes.- 3.7 Vibrational Effects.- 3.8 Shake-up Satellites.- References.- 4. Structure Determination of Molecular Adsorbates Using Photoelectron Diffraction.- 4.1 Introductory Comments.- 4.2 Basis of the Technique and Its Potential.- 4.3 Examples.- 4.4 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 5. Near Edge X-Ray Absorption and Decay Dynamics of Adsorbed Molecules.- 5.1 Background.- 5.2 X-Ray Absorption.- 5.3 Decay Dynamics.- 5.4 Desorption and Dissociation.- 5.5 Conclusions.- References.- 6. Spectroscopy and Dynamics of the Electronic Decay of Core Electron Excitations in Isolated and Chemisorbed Molecules.- 6.1 Deexcitation Electron Spectroscopy.- 6.2 Probing the Local Electronic Structure and Response.- 6.3 A Detailed Probe of Electron Correlation.- 6.4 Dynamics of Core-Electron-Excited States.- 6.5 Direct Observation of Charge Transfer and Screening Processes.- 6.6 Summary and Outlook.- References.- 7. Synchrotron Radiation in the Far Infrared: Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy.- 7.1 IR Spectroscopy at Surfaces.- 7.2 Synchrotron Radiation in the Far Infrared.- 7.3 Examples.- 7.4 Conclusion - Outlook.- References.- Index of Molecules and Adsorbate Systems.