Concluding Remarks

Abstract

This Faraday Discussion has been stimulating, exciting and broad in scope. We are all greatly indebted to the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Professor Klaus Müller-Dethlefs and to the members of the Committee for having arranged this most interesting scientific endeavour on the frontlines of modern chemical physics.

The goals of this Faraday Discussion were well established by the Organizing Committee—exploring new insights into molecular ionization dynamics originating from: (1) the invention of zero-electron kinetic energy (ZEKE) spectroscopy as a very high-resolution spectroscopic tool; (2) the advancement of theoretical approaches for a quantitative understanding of ionization dynamics. In what follows we shall attempt to unify these ‘two cultures’.