What are the reaction mechanisms responsible for the selective product formation in
catalysis? How can we identify the reactive intermediates steering the reaction towards the …

Photoelectron spectroscopy has long been a powerful method in the toolbox of experimental
physical chemistry and molecular physics. Recent improvements in coincidence methods …

Photoelectron photoion coincidence (PEPICO) spectroscopy could become a powerful tool
for the time-resolved study of multi-channel gas phase chemical reactions. Toward this goal …

Resistively heated silicon carbide microreactors are widely applied as continuous sources to
selectively prepare elusive and reactive intermediates with astrochemical, catalytic, or …

The history and evolution of molecular threshold photoelectron spectroscopy and threshold
photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy (TPEPICO) over the last fifty years are …

The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) beamline of the Swiss Light Source has been upgraded after
two years of operation. A new, turntable-type monochromator was constructed at the Paul …

Fast pyrolysis of lignin is one of the most promising methods to convert the complex and
irregular structure of lignin into renewable chemicals and fuel. During pyrolysis the complex …

Reactive open-shell species, such as radicals and biradicals, are key intermediates in the
formation of (poly) cyclic hydrocarbon species in a variety of interstellar environments …

The prediction of electron ionization (EI) mass spectra (MS) from first principles has been a
major challenge for quantum chemistry (QC). The unimolecular reaction space grows rapidly …

The production of phosphoryl species (PO, PO2, HOPO) is believed to be of great
importance for efficient flame‐retardant action in the gas phase. We present a detailed …