U.S.-West European Seminar on Applications of Lasers in Surface Science; Trieste, Italy; August 23 - 26, 1988

该奖项支持大约八名美国科学家参加由宾夕法尼亚大学的E.Ward Plummer、鲁尔大学的H.-J.Freund和哥廷根Max Planck研究所的Peter Anresen共同组织的关于激光在表面科学中的应用的国际研讨会。这次会议将汇集约40名在表面科学、激光光谱学和动力学以及非线性光学方面具有不同背景的科学家，分享他们在激光在表面科学中的应用方面的专业知识和见解。还将讨论理论在这一新兴领域中的作用。将讨论的主题包括激光技术、表面过程(例如，能量转移、结构重排、扩散和化学反应)、光学技术(如宏观和微观层面的二次谐波产生)、非线性表面过程和表面共振现象的最新发展。会议将通过每个领域的领导人利用讨论小组和会议总结报告，将一般性审查会谈与更详细的当前研究报告结合起来。目标是审查最先进的技术，确定技术限制、突破和未来方向，同时提供一个也将鼓励合作的环境。激光技术在表面现象研究中的应用具有巨大的潜力。激光的特性为表面科学家开辟了新的维度，而对于激光光谱仪来说，表面的研究提供了一个新的挑战，这是对已经发展良好的液体、气体和固体研究的自然延伸。在激光和表面科学这一新的接口中，需要广泛的科学家和学科。这个领域非常新，还没有像这里提议的那样的会议，来自化学和物理的激光和表面科学专家聚集在一起。阿德里亚蒂科会议的资金将用于吸引青年科学家参加会议，以鼓励他们参与这一重要的跨学科领域。

This award supports the participation of approximately eight U.S. scientists in an international workshop on laser applications in surface science, coorganized by E. Ward Plummer of the University of Pennsylvania, H.-J. Freund of Ruhr University, and Peter Andresen of the Max Planck Institute in Gottingen. The meeting will bring together about forty scientists with diverse backgrounds in surface science, laser spectroscopy and dynamics, and nonlinear optics, to share their expertise and insight in the applications of lasers to surface science. The role of theory in this newly developing field will also be addressed. Topics to be discussed include recent developments in laser technology, surface processes (e.g., energy transfer, structural rearrangements, diffusion and chemical reactions), optical techniques, such as second harmonic generation, at the macroscopic and microscopic levels, nonlinear surface processes and resonant phenomena at surfaces. The meeting will combine general review talks with more detailed current research presentations, through the use of discussion panels and conference summary presentations by leaders in each area. The goal is to review the state of the art and identify technical limitations, breakthroughs and future directions, while providing an environment that will also encourage collaboration. The application of laser based techniques and technology to the investigation of surface phenomena holds tremendous potential. Characteristics of the laser open up new dimensions for the surface scientist, while, for the laser spectroscopist, the study of surfaces offers a new challenge that is a natural extension of already well-developed studies on liquids, gasses, and solids. A broad spectrum of scientists and disciplines is needed in this new interface of lasers and surface science. The field is new enough that there has not yet been a meeting such as the one proposed here, where both laser and surface science experts from chemistry and physics have been brought together. Funding from the Adriatico Conference will be used to bring young scientists to the meeting to encourage their participation in this important interdisciplinary field.