Integration of Laser Experiments Into the Undergaduate Chemistry and Physics Curriculum

一个化学/物理激光实验室正在发展中。本实验室包括氮气泵浦染料激光器、单色仪、数字存储示波器、光探测系统和门控积分器。本科物理和化学课程的实验室经验支持从物理入门到物理和化学的高级光学课程，从仪器分析到计算化学课程。通过探究式学习，学生将探索激光技术在其研究领域的应用。典型的活动包括激发态寿命、磷光、非弹性散射和单光子和双光子光谱的选择规则的检查。计划中的实验室实验改编自两个NSF研讨会：“使用激光的高级本科生实验”和“物理化学的最新进展”。

A chemistry/physics laser laboratory is under development. Included in this laboratory are a nitrogen pumped dye laser, a monochromator, a digital storage oscilloscope, a photodetection system, and a gated integrator. Laboratory experiences for the undergraduate physics and chemistry curricula support courses from introductory physics to advanced optics in physics and in chemistry, courses from instrumental analysis to computational chemistry. Through inquiry-based learning, students will explore laser technology applications in their field of study. Typical activities include the examination of excited state lifetimes, phosphorescence, inelastic scattering, and selection rules for one and two photon spectroscopy. Planned laboratory experiments are adaptations of those presented at two NSF workshops: "Advanced Undergraduate Experiments Using Lasers" and "Recent Advances in Physical Chemistry".