Dynamics and Structure Studies of Polarized Metal Atom--Rare Gas Complexes

这项研究计划使用相干光辐射， 探测激发态原子间碰撞的动力学 状态 通过测量光的吸收及其 随后的发射作为其频率的函数， 准分子碰撞中间体结构的细节 可以被描绘出来。 哈维教授将利用极化 光的特性来测量对准的量， 取向，可以从反应物原子传输到 最终 产品.

This research program uses coherent optical radiation to probe the dynamics of collisions between atoms in an excited state. By measuring the absorption of light and its subsequent emission as a function of its frequency, the details of the quasimolecular collision intermediate structure can be delineated. Professor Havey will use the polarization properties of the light to measure the amount of alignment and orientation that can be transmitted from the reactant atoms to the final products.