Undergraduate Research in Diatomic Spectroscopy

本项目由实验物理化学专业和专项办公室共同资助，面向大一、大二末的本科生开展双原子分子光谱学的暑期研究项目。telinghuisen教授提供有组织的非正式教学，相当于双原子光谱学的本科课程，同时让学生参与真正的光谱实验和光谱分析。该项目为光谱数据库做出了贡献，同时也为本科生提供了在他们以后的职业生涯中有价值的研究方法。该项目的一个主要目标是通过让大学生在教育早期参与研究项目，成功地增加他们选择科学职业的人数。所研究的系统包括在电子跃迁激光介质中具有潜在重要性的分子，包括双原子卤素、稀有气体卤化物和金属卤化物。光谱是在环境温度或更低温度下的轻度特斯拉放电中产生的。分散光谱以典型的20万分辨率记录在照相胶片或底片上。

This program is jointly funded by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program and the Special Projects Office to initiate a summer research program in diatomic molecular spectroscopy involving undergraduates at the end of their freshman and sophomore years. Professor Tellinghuisen is providing organized and informal instruction equivalent to an undergraduate course in diatomic spectroscopy, while involving the students in real spectroscopic experiments and spectral analysis. This program is contributing to the spectroscopic data base, while also training undergraduates in research methods valuable in their later careers. A major goal of this project is achieving success in increasing the number of undergraduates choosing a science career by involving them in a research project early in their education. Systems studied include molecules potentially of importance in the media of electronic transition lasers, including diatomic halogens, rare gas halides, and metal halides. Spectra are generated in mild tesla discharges at ambient or lower temperatures. The dispersed spectra are recorded on photographic film or plates at a typical resolution of 200,000.