Cryogenic Vacuum Experiments for Physical Chemistry

本项目为物理化学实验室、个人研究和/或物理无机实验室的本科生建造了一个低温高真空装置。该设备由低温恒温器及其相应的真空线、两条沉积线、二极管阵列分光光度计和适当的光化学实验光源组成。这两个实验室的实验包括对分离HCl光谱的基质研究、热臭氧分解反应和光化学诱导异构化（IR源）。此外，在大气化学、激光沉积薄膜、固体化学和镧系化学等领域，正在进行几个本科研究项目。这些实验为化学、物理、化学工程和材料科学领域的本科生提供了获得真空技术、低温学和光谱技术实践经验的机会。该机构将为该项目提供与美国国家科学基金等额的资金。

This project involved the construction of a cryogenic high vacuum apparatus for the use of undergraduate students enrolled in Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Individual Research Studies, and/or Physical Inorganic Laboratory. The equipment consists of a cryostat with its corresponding vacuum line, two deposition lines, a diode array spectrophotometer and appropriate lamp sources for photochemical experiments. For the two laboratories, the experiments include matrix investigation on the spectrum of isolated HCl, thermal ozonolysis reactions, and photochemically induced isomerizations (IR source). In addition, several undergraduate research projects are being done in the areas of atmospheric chemistry, laser deposition of thin films, solid state chemistry and lanthanide chemistry. These experiments provide undergraduates in the areas of chemistry, physics, chemical engineering and materials science with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with vacuum technology, cryogenics and spectroscopic techniques. The institution is contributing to this project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.