1. Fundamentals of the Method of Photoelectron Spectroscopy. - Basic Equation of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. - X-Ray Sources and the Principle of X-Ray Monochromatization. - Construction Features of Modern Electron Spectrometers. - Construction Features of Commercial Electron Spectrometers. - Calibration of Electron Spectra. - Effective Escape Depth of Electrons. - Sample Preparation. - 2. Physical Principles of Electron Spectroscopy. - Binding Energies and Chemical Shifts of Core Levels. - Multiplet Splitting in Core-Electron Spectra. - Multielectron Excitation Effects in Photoelectron Spectra. - Photoionization Cross Section in the One-Electron Approximation. - Influence of Multielectron Transitions and Multielectron Processes on the Magnitude of the Photoionization Cross Section. - Energy Distribution of Valence Electrons in Crystals. - Methods of Calculation of Energy Bands in Crystals. - Symmetry Properties of the Energy Bands in Crystals. - Electron States in Disordered Alloys. - Comparison between Electron Spectroscopy and Some Other Methods of Investigation of the Electron Structure of Crystals. - 3. Metals and Alloys. - Density of States of Valence Electrons as Given by the X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of Transition and Noble Metals. - Photoelectron Spectra of Light Metals. - Influence of Transition Probability on the Shape of X-Ray Photoqlectron Spectra of Transition and Noble Metals. - Characteristics of the Structure of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of the Rare-Earth Metals. - Influence of Transition Probability on the Shape of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of Alloys of Transition Metals. - Binary Alloys of Neighboring Elements of the Same Period. - Alloys of Elements from Different Periods. - Alloys of Isoelectronic Elements. - Alloys of Noble Metals with Aluminum and Magnesium. - Model Representations of the Density of States of Alloys. - 4. Crystals with a Sphalerite-Type Lattice. - Energy-Band Structure of Diamond Graphite Silicon and Germanium. - Energy-Band Structure of A3 B5- and A2 B6-Type Compounds. - Chemical Shifts of Core Levels. - Influence of the Disordered Distribution of Atoms on the Density of States of Valence Electrons. - 5. Halides of Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Metals. - X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra and the Band Structure of Alkali Halide Crystals. - Characteristics of X-Ray Absorption Spectra of Alkali Halide Crystals. - Optical Constants of Crystals in the Fluorite Group. - X-Ray Emission Spectra Quantum Yield Spectra and Photoelectron Spectra of CaF2 SrF2 and BaF2. - Plasma Excitations in the Optical and X-Ray Spectra of Crystalline CaF2 SrF2 and BaF2. - X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra and L23 Quantum Yield Spectra of Chlorine in Crystalline CaCl2 SrCl2 and BaCl2. - 6. Energy Location of the Valence s p and d States in Transition Metal Compounds. - Oxides of Transition Metals. - Sulfides of Transition Metals. - Halides of Transition Metals. - Manganese Borides. - Carbides of Transition Metals. - 7. Characterization of Surfaces. - Auger Spectroscopy as a Method for Surface Characterization. - Adsorption and Oxidation Processes at Metal Surfaces. - Use of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy in Quantitative Analysis. - Angular Distribution of X-Ray Photoelectrons with Regard to Quantitative Analysis. - Use of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy in the Study of Catalysts. - 8. Structure of the Photoelectron Spectra of Core Electrons. - Multiplet Splitting of Photoelectron Lines. - Satellite Structure of 2p Photoelectron Lines. - Width and Asymmetry of Core-Level Photoelectron Lines. - References. Language: English