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Stabilized resonances are no less exciting

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Excited anion states provide doorways for molecular electron capture. Now, two-dimensional photoelectron spectroscopy of cluster anions has been shown to be a powerful tool for revealing the role of the local environment in facilitating the process.

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Fig. 1: Schematic illustrating the states involved in anion photoelectron spectroscopy.

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Hart, C.A., Mabbs, R. Stabilized resonances are no less exciting. Nat. Chem. 13, 721–722 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-021-00755-6

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