MRI: Acquisition of a Transportable Pulsed Laser System to Enhance Undergraduate Research Programs

在重大研究仪器(MRI)计划的支持下，位于Eau Claire的威斯康星大学化学系将获得一种可运输的脉冲激光系统。这台设备将加强以下领域的研究：a)有机小分子的UV-IR双共振光谱分析；b)氢氟光消除研究中的激发或探测脉冲；c)大气物种和光化学产生的自由基的空腔振荡谱；d)多原子分子在激发振动状态下的受激发射泵浦研究；以及e)速度映射，以探测不含NO分子的激发态行为。这种可运输的脉冲染料激光系统将满足中西部地区四所本科院校参与研究小组的需求。各个研究小组将定期在自己的机构使用新的染料激光器，运输、维护和技术支持由普渡大学的科学家协调。。

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire will acquire a transportable pulsed laser system. This equipment will enhance research in the following areas: a) UV-IR double resonance spectroscopy in small organic molecules; b) excitation or probe pulse in studies of HF photoelimination; c) cavity ringdown spectroscopy of atmospheric species and photochemically-produced radicals; d) stimulated emission pumping studies of polyatomic molecules in excited vibrational states; and e) velocity mapping to probe the excited-state behavior of NO-containing molecules. This transportable pulsed dye laser system will address the needs of participating research groups at four undergraduate institutions located within the Midwest. The individual research groups will have periodic access to the new dye laser at their home institutions, with transportation, maintenance and technical support coordinated by scientists at Purdue University. .