Diode-Laser Based Experiments in Physics and Chemistry

基于二极管激光的物理和化学实验

• 批准号: 0536303
• 负责人: Eric Wells
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Augustana University Association
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-15 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0536303&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Diode; Laser; Based; Experiments; Physics

Physics (13) The Physics and Chemistry Departments are developing and implementing a series of integrated modern physics experiments into upper-level physics laboratory courses and enhancing the optical component of the physical chemistry laboratory curriculum. The project is adapting six innovative experiments that utilize external cavity diode lasers to integrate significant advances from atomic, molecular, and chemical physics research into the laboratory curriculum. The project is drawing ideas from the physics and chemistry literature and making available results from the project to other physicists and chemists.Intellectual merit: The primary objective of the project is to be the centerpiece of an initiative to inject contemporary physics topics and experimental techniques into the physics curriculum earlier and more often. A significant secondary objective is to stimulate student interest in research, and the laboratory topics have been chosen that are relevant to a number of research areas in atomic, molecular, and optical physics. In chemistry, a main objective is to fill specific gaps in the current laboratory curriculum. Both departments expect to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of chemistry and physics, and this project is part of a larger effort, including the creation of the chemical physics major program.Broader impact: The project appreciably enhances undergraduate education in the physics and chemistry departments, and in turn, in South Dakota, a state that has been traditionally underrepresented in scientific education and research funding, particularly in physics. In recent surveys, 37.5% of the physics degrees (2002) and approximately 36% of the chemistry degrees (2001) awarded in South Dakota came from Augustana College. Results are also of wider interest in the physics and chemistry communities.

物理（13）物理系和化学系正在开发和实施一系列综合现代物理实验，将其纳入高级物理实验室课程，并加强物理化学实验室课程的光学部分。 该项目正在调整六个创新实验，利用外腔二极管激光器将原子，分子和化学物理研究的重大进展整合到实验室课程中。 该项目是从物理和化学文献中提取想法，并将项目结果提供给其他物理学家和化学家。智力价值：该项目的主要目标是成为一项倡议的核心，该倡议将当代物理主题和实验技术更早更频繁地注入物理课程。一个重要的次要目标是激发学生对研究的兴趣，实验室的主题已经选择了与原子，分子和光学物理学的一些研究领域相关的主题。在化学方面，主要目标是填补目前实验室课程的具体空白。这两个部门都希望突出化学和物理的跨学科性质，这个项目是一个更大的努力的一部分，包括化学物理专业课程的创建。该项目明显提高了物理和化学系的本科教育，反过来，在南达科他州，一个传统上在科学教育和研究资金方面代表性不足的州，尤其是在物理学方面。在最近的调查中，南达科他州37.5%的物理学位（2002年）和大约36%的化学学位（2001年）来自奥古斯塔纳学院。 结果也在物理和化学界引起了更广泛的兴趣。