A Laser Spectroscopy System for an Undergraduate Program in Chemistry and Physics

这个跨学科的项目将在高级化学和物理课程中引入各种激光实验。基于激光的方法是现代原子和分子现象研究的核心，这一领域的经验正在成为本科生物理和物理化学教育的重要组成部分。在这个项目之前，已经有了一个为期三年的计划，其中包括师资建设，建设扫描脉冲染料激光系统，以及引入一门新的激光物理课程。该项目通过提供大量光学元件、几个重要的测量仪器和一个可调谐半导体激光器子系统，极大地提高了Earlham的实验室能力。该设备正在用于11个实验，涉及原子和分子物理、光谱学和激光光学等主题。它也被初中生和高年级学生用于自主学习课程。学院将提供等额的奖金。//

This interdisciplinary project will introduce a variety of laser experiments in upper level chemistry and physics courses. Laser- based methods are at the heart of modern studies of atomic and molecular phenomena, and experience in this area is becoming an essential part of the education of undergraduate students in physics and physical chemistry. This project has been preceded by a three- year program which has included faculty development, construction of a scanning pulsed dye laser system, and introduction of a new course on laser physics. The project greatly improves Earlham's laboratory capabilities by providing a large number of optical components, several important measuring instruments, and a tunable diode laser subsystem. The equipment is being used in eleven experiments covering topics in atomic and molecular physics, spectroscopy and laser optics. It is also being used by junior and senior students in Independent Study courses. The college will match the award with an equal amount of funds.//