High Resolution Studies of Atomic and Molecular Structure and Coherence

该奖项支持的项目包括两个不同的广泛研究领域的实验。第一个研究重点是强调基本系统的精确测量，特别是简单物体，如原子氦和分子氢。一个新的项目将通过测量分子氧来测试量子力学中的反对称假设。第二个研究重点是高激发里德伯原子的分子动力学研究。分子动力学研究的一个新方向是利用相干激励和控制来实现光生成过程的选择性分支比。

This award supports projects encompassing experiments in two different broad research areas. The first research focus emphasizes precision measurements in fundamental systems, notably simple objects such as atomic helium and molecular hydrogen. A new project will test the antisymmetrization postulate in quantum mechanics by measurements in molecular oxygen. The second research focus is on the study of molecular dynamics in highly excited Rydberg atoms. A new direction for the group in molecular dynamics will concentrate on the utilization of coherent excitation and control to achieve selective branching ratios for photogenerated processes.