ROTATIONALLY STATE-SELECTIVE PHOTOIONIZATION DYNAMICS OF MOLECULES ATNEAR-THRESHOLD PHOTOELECTRON ENERGIES

Rotationally resolved photoelectron spectra can provide significant in sight into the underlying dynamics of molecular photoionization. Recen t advances in experimental techniques now make it possible to readily achieve rotational resolution in molecular photoelectron spectra. Here we discuss results of our recent theoretical studies of rotationally resolved photoelectron spectra at low and very near-threshold energies for molecules such as HBr, NH, OH, NO, CO, H2O, and H2S. These studie s serve to reveal the rich dynamics of quantum-state specific studies of molecular photoionization and, where possible, provide a robust des cription of key spectral features of interest in related experimental studies.