Chirped-Pulse Fourier Transform Microwave (CP-FTMW) Spectroscopy: True Broadband Microwave Spectroscopy for Chemical Kinetics Measurements Using Dynamic Rotational Spectroscopy

在这个由化学系实验物理化学项目资助的奖项中，布鲁克斯H。弗吉尼亚大学的Pate和他的研究生将继续他们的工作，开发啁啾脉冲傅里叶变换微波（CP-FTMW）光谱学，作为一种强大的新工具，用于揭示基本化学过程中分子内和分子间动力学之间的相互作用-从异构化动力学到羧酸二聚体反应。 这项研究的更广泛的科学影响将来自Pate教授和他的学生开发的方法在分析化学领域的应用，其中需要以百万分之一的灵敏度实时分析挥发性气体混合物。除了支持研究的更广泛的科学和技术影响外，Pate教授继续指导年轻科学家，他和他的团队致力于通过实验室的直接合作和通过该团队的网站向对其能力感兴趣的研究人员介绍CP-FTMW光谱技术。

In this award, funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Brooks H. Pate of the University of Virginia and his graduate research students will continue their work developing Chirped-Pulse Fourier Transform Microwave (CP-FTMW) Spectroscopy as a powerful new tool for unraveling the interplay between intramolecular and intermolecular dynamics in fundamental chemical processes -- from isomerization kinetics to reactions in carboxylic acid dimers. A broader scientific impact of this research will come in the applications of the methods developed by Prof. Pate and his students to areas of analytical chemistry, where real-time analysis of volatile gas mixtures with parts-per-million sensitivity is required. Besides the broader scientific and technological impacts of the research being supported, Prof. Pate continues mentoring young scientists, and he and his group are committed to introducing the CP-FTMW spectroscopy technique to researchers interested in its capabilities, through direct collaboration in the laboratory and via the group's website.