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Volume 13: Pages 453-457, 2000

Modern Theoretical Studies of Atomic and Ionic Photoionization

Steven T. Manson

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 U.S.A.

A number of recent examples of theoretical studies of the photoionization of atoms and ions are presented. The understanding that has emerged from these studies demonstrates how profoundly the work of Ugo Fano has affected the field.

Keywords: photoionization, atoms, ions, Ugo Fano, delayed maximum, interchannel coupling, sum rules

Received: May 29, 2000; Published online: December 15, 2008