Dynamical Studies of Surface Photoreactions

这项授予Grassian教授的职业进步奖(CAA)是为了表彰对吸附在单晶金属表面上的分子的基本光化学反应的研究。利用脉冲激光、飞行时间(TOF)质谱仪和红外光谱分析技术对金属颗粒表面光解和光解吸反应产物进行分析。此外，飞行时间仪器将允许测量拟议的光氧化和光氢化反应的角能量分布和平移能量分布。目的是为了提高我们对发生在金属催化剂表面的光诱导化学反应的理解。%职业发展奖允许女性调查人员在新的或创新的调查领域发起研究计划。格拉西安教授将利用这一CAA将她的研究扩展到单晶金属颗粒表面的光化学领域。这些结果将提供更多关于在催化剂表面观察到的光诱导化学反应的知识。

This Career Advancement Award (CAA) to Professor Grassian is for the investigation of fundamental photochemical reactions of molecules adsorbed on single-crystal metal surfaces. Pulsed laser, time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry and infrared spectrophotometry will be used to analyze the products from photodecomposition and photodesorption reactions occuring on the surface of metal particles. In addition, the TOF instrumentation will allow the measurement of the angular and translational energy distributions of the proposed photooxidation and photohydrogenation reactions. The goal is to improve our understanding of photo-induced chemical reactions which occur on the surface of metal catalysts. %%% Career Advancement Awards allow female investigators to initiate research programs in new or innovative areas of investigation. Professor Grassian will use this CAA to expand her research into the area of photochemistry on the surface of single-crystal metal particles. The results will provide increased knowledge concerning photo-induced chemical reactions observed on catalytic surfaces.