Study of Electron-Molecule and Ion-Molecule Reactions Using Rydberg Atoms

在实验物理化学的这个项目中，Dunning教授(威廉·马什·赖斯大学)将使用分子束技术将松散结合到母原子上的电子引导到化学活性环境中。这使得对电子催化电离反应的控制达到了前所未有的程度。将由Dunning教授(威廉·马什·赖斯大学)制备比通常可用原子大数百倍的巨型伪原子。这些原子提供了一种强大的新电子源，Dunning将用它来理解涉及电子附着和去附着的反应的基本基础--这些过程是各种气相化学过程的基础。

In this program in Experimental Physical Chemistry, Prof.Dunning (William Marsh Rice University) will use molecular beam techniques to steer electrons loosely attached to parent atoms into a chemically active environment. This permits an unprecedented degree of control over electron catalyzed ionization reactions. %%% Giant pseudo-atoms, up to hundreds of times bigger than those commonly available, will be prepared by Prof. Dunning (William Marsh Rice University). These atoms provide a powerful new source of electrons which Dunning will use to understand the fundamental basis of reactions which involve electron attachment and de-attachment -- processes which underlie an enormous variety of gas-phase chemical processes.