Published: February 10, 2010Received: August 31, 2009Available on J-STAGE: February 10, 2010Accepted: December 14, 2009
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An introductory review is presented on the basis of many-body scattering theory. Some fundamental aspects of photoemission theory are discussed in detail. A few applications are also discussed; photoelectron diffraction, depth distribution function and multi-atom resonant photoemission are also discussed briefly.
