Excited Electronic States of Reactive Molecules

瓦伊达博士计划继续并扩大一项研究计划， 旨在开发一个详细的图片反应 多原子分子的激发电子表面。 反应性 激发态寿命缩短的分子系统 通过化学过程提供了具有挑战性的光谱 问题. 她开发了一个广泛的实验项目 来研究这些有趣的化学系统。 这 这种方法包括光谱技术的组合 例如电子吸收、多光子电离 光解离与样品制备相结合， 超音速喷气机的受控环境。 的信息 实验获得的是要广泛使用 理论建模，旨在完整描述 反应激发电子表面的结构和动力学。 这项工作很重要，因为重点是开发一个 模型的化学反应性的定量理解 分子系统 结合高分辨率 实验结果和详细的理论处理， 预计将提供一个一致的图片的动态， 一些重要的反应。

Dr. Vaida plans to continue and expand a program of research aimed at the development of a detailed picture of reactive excited electronic surfaces for polyatomic molecules. Reactive molecular systems where excited state lifetimes are shortended by chemical processes provide a challenging spectroscopic problem. She has developed an extensive experimental program to investigate these interesting chemical systems. This approach involves a combination of spectroscopic techniques such as electronic absorption, multiphoton ionization and photodissociation in conjunction with sample preparation in the controlled environment of a supersonic jet. The information obtained experimentally is to be used with extensive theoretical modeling aiming for a complete description of the structure and dynamics of reactive excited electronic surfaces. The work is important because of the focus on developing a quantitative understanding of chemical reactivity for model molecular systems. The combination of high resolution experiemtnal results and detailed theoretical treatment is expected to provide a cosistent picture of the dynamics of a number of important reactions.