RUI: Photodissociation Dynamics Studied by Velocity-Mapped Ion Imaging

化学系化学结构、动力学和机理项目A （CSDM-A）通过这个新奖项支持卡拉马祖学院的杰弗里·A·巴茨教授的一个项目，该项目研究一系列气体分子中光化学键断裂的动力学。这些研究将评估起始分子的形状对其解离机制的影响。这项研究将由本科生进行，他们将接受化学动力学、真空技术和激光技术的培训，这将有助于我们对大气化学过程的理解。该项目将涉及含NO和OH分子的光解研究，其中速度映射离子成像将用于测量NO和OH片段的动力学和方向。该项目的一个重要目标是阐明起始分子的构象对光解动力学的作用。

With this new award, the Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanism Program A (CSDM-A) of the Division of Chemistry supports Professor Jeffrey A. Bartz of Kalamazoo College in a project investigating the dynamics of photochemical bond breaking in a series of gaseous molecules. The studies will evaluate the influence of the shape of the starting molecules on the mechanics of their dissociation. This research, which will be carried out by undergraduate students who will receive training in chemical dynamics, vacuum techniques and laser technology, will contribute to our understanding of processes involved in atmospheric chemistry. The project will involve photodissociation studies of NO and OH containing molecules in which velocity mapped ion imaging will be used to measure the dynamics and orientation of the NO and OH fragments. An important goal of the project is the elucidation of the role of the conformations of the starting molecules on the dynamics of photodissociation.