Molecules and Intense Light in a Photodynamical Test Tube

光动力试管中的分子和强光

• 批准号: 0855675
• 负责人: Cornelis Uiterwaal
• 金额: $ 44万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0855675&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Molecules; Intense; Light; Photodynamical; Test

This project is an investigation of how molecules, the smallest particles of a substance, respond to very intense pulses of laser light. This is done to reveal the structure of molecules, and to understand how to actively force important molecules through processes that nature would normally not allow. The investigations will make use of a unique device, in which the number of molecules and the intensity of the light are precisely controlled. This innovative approach will allow the study of molecules in a reliable, exact, and accurate way --- beyond anything seen before in this field.The molecules that are investigated are important building blocks of larger molecules. Such molecules are found, for instance, in the pharmaceutical industry, in biology, in environmental research, and also in outer space. On the human resources level, this project gives students in various phases of their education unique opportunities to work in a modern and professional research lab. They will work with state-of-the-art and highly specialized scientific equipment. Promoting scientific research, this gives students first hand experience which can help them decide whether a career in science or technology would be right for them.

这个项目是对分子（物质的最小粒子）如何对非常强烈的激光脉冲做出反应的研究。这样做是为了揭示分子的结构，并了解如何积极地迫使重要分子通过自然界通常不允许的过程。这项研究将利用一种独特的装置，其中分子的数量和光的强度是精确控制的。这种创新的方法将使分子研究能够以一种可靠、精确和准确的方式进行，这在该领域是前所未有的。所研究的分子是大分子的重要组成部分。例如，这些分子可以在制药工业、生物学、环境研究以及外层空间中找到。在人力资源方面，该项目为处于不同教育阶段的学生提供了在现代化和专业的研究实验室工作的独特机会。他们将使用最先进和高度专业化的科学设备。促进科学研究，这给学生提供了第一手的经验，可以帮助他们决定科学或技术职业是否适合他们。