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Before embarking on this chapter it is worth reflecting on the current status of the spectroscopic methods, and in particular electron spectroscopy, in modern surface science, and in so doing show why high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) for the vibrational analysis of adsorbed molecules is already and will become increasingly the technique to open up a new understanding of surface science in general and surface chemistry in particular.
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Avery, N.R. (1987). Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy. In: Yates, J.T., Madey, T.E. (eds) Vibrational Spectroscopy of Molecules on Surfaces. Methods of Surface Characterization, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8759-6_6
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