Many-Electron Dynamics and Electronic Structure of Materials Studied by Electron Momentum Spectroscopy

电子动量谱是一种类似于用电子打台球的技术。这项技术主要是在澳大利亚开发的，用于确定物质中电子的结合能和速度分布。这种分布与电子的量子力学波函数密切相关，可以直接与电子结构的计算进行比较。这样的比较有助于确定哪个理论最接近自然，从而提高我们对电子结构的理解。这种理解有助于预测材料的性能，因此这种知识将有助于设计具有理想性能的材料。

Electron momentum spectroscopy is a technique that resembles playing pool with electrons. This technique, largely developed in Australia, determines the binding energy and velocity distribution of electrons in matter. This distribution, closely related to the quantum mechanical wave function of the electrons, can be compared directly with calculations of the electronic structure. Such a comparison helps establish which theory approaches nature most closely, and thus improves our understanding of the electronic structure. This understanding helps to predict the properties of materials, and hence this knowledge will facilitate the design of materials with desirable properties.