US-France Cooperative Research: Molecular Frame Photoelectron Angular Distributions

0089831 Lucchese这个为期三年的美法化学合作研究奖涉及罗伯特R。Lucchese在德克萨斯农工大学，Danielle Dowek和Georges Raseev在法国奥赛的巴黎/南方大学。 他们的合作解决了光电离过程的理论和实验研究，并开发了一种用于比较和应用于小分子系统的方法。 光电离中的光电子角分布是该项目的主要焦点。这位美国研究人员为这次合作带来了分子光电离过程的理论专业知识。 这是补充法国集团的实验专业知识的光电离和经验计算分子框架光电子角分布。 该项目还提供了在奥赛的一个专门的同步加速器光源的访问。这个奖项代表了美国方面的一个联合建议，美国国家科学基金会和法国国家科学研究中心（CNRS）。 NSF将支付美国研究员和研究生的旅费和生活费。 CNRS将支持法国研究人员访问美国。该合作将促进对光电离基本过程的理解。光致电离的研究探索了分子高激发态的本质。这些状态在许多领域都有应用，从天体物理学和大气化学到生物学和材料处理。

0089831LuccheseThis three-year award for US-France cooperative research in chemistry involves Robert R. Lucchese at Texas A&M University, Danielle Dowek and Georges Raseev at the Universite de Paris/Sud in Orsay, France. Their collaboration addresses theoretical and experimental studies of the photoionization process and development of a methodology for comparison and for application to small molecular systems. Photoelectron angular distributions in photoionization is the project's principal focus. The US investigator brings to this collaboration theoretical expertise in molecular photoionization processes. This is complemented by the French group's experimental expertise on photoionization and experience computing molecular frame photoelectron angular distributions. The project also provides access to a specialized synchrotron light source in Orsay.This award represents the US side of a joint proposal to NSF and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). NSF will cover travel funds and living expenses for the US investigator and graduate students. The CNRS will support the visits of French researchers to the United States. The collaboration will advance understanding of fundamental processes in photoionization. Studies of photoionization probe the nature of highly excited states of molecules. These states have applications to many fields from astrophysics and atmospheric chemistry to biology and materials processing.