RUI: Energy Transfer in Collisions of Highly-Excited Atoms

斯梅德利教授将使用时间和波长分辨荧光光谱测量激发态原子之间的能量转移。发射谱图将揭示当原子在摄动伴星的存在下吸收光能时，碰撞和光场相互作用之间的微妙相互作用。该项目将在本科院校研究（RUI）项目的背景下进行，并将使几名本科生接触到物理研究环境。

Professor Smedley will measure energy transfer between excited atoms using time- and wavelength-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The emission profiles will reveal the delicate interplay between collisional and light field interaction when atoms absorb light energy in the presence of perturbing partners. This project will be carried out within the context of the RUI (Research at Undergraduate Institutions) program and will expose several undergraduates to a physics research environment.