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The field of experimental spectroscopy involves the study of interactions between radiation and matter, and so can be very useful in probing the structure and properties of different materials. It encompasses a wide range of techniques covering all regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, or in the case of electron based techniques such as electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), a wide range of electron energies. It can be used to probe bulk systems, molecules and surfaces. High resolutions and short measurement time scales can now be achieved, allowing for example the study of transient structures in chemical reactions [1] and the movement of atoms at surfaces [2]
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Ratcliff, L. (2013). Introduction. In: Optical Absorption Spectra Calculated Using Linear-Scaling Density-Functional Theory. Springer Theses. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00339-9_1
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