Computer Controlled Laser Spectroscopy for Undergraduate Instruction

威廉姆斯学院物理和天文学系将购买进行激光光谱实验的设备。初级和高级本科生将在实验室课程中使用这些设备来探索激光光谱学和计算机控制实验。氮气泵浦的染料激光器、光谱仪和箱形积分器将被用来探索现代光谱学的一些最近发展的技术。所有这三台仪器都将由一台计算机控制。Boxcar积分器是一种记录快速电子信号的工具，计算机也将被高级荣誉学生使用，在教职员工的监督下进行原创研究。这些先进的现代化设备将是学院教学设施的重要补充。

The Williams College Department of Physics and Astronomy will purchase equipment to conduct laser spectroscopy experiments. Junior and senior undergraduates will use the equipment in laboratory courses to explore laser spectroscopy and computer control of experiments. A nitrogen pumped dye laser, a spectrometer, and a boxcar integrator will be used to explore some of the recently developed techniques of modern spectroscopy. All three instruments will be controlled by a computer. The boxcar integrator, which is a tool for recording fast electronic signals, and the computer will also be used by senior honors students carrying out original research under the supervision of a faculty member. This sophisticated modern equipment will be an important addition to the college's teaching facilities.