The cross section for the photoionization of the anthracene molecule has been calculated. It is shown that the main contribution to the cross section at the threshold arises from the orthogonalized part of the orthogonal plane wave used as a wavefunction for the free electrons. The emission of electrons is shown to be highly anisotropic. Combined with further experimental work on intrinsic photoconduction, the calculations have the potential of determining the conduction band edge.
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