High Resolution Nd: YAG Pumped Optical Parametric Oscillator Lasers for the Chemistry Laser Pool at UCSB

化学研究仪器和设施计划的这一奖项将协助加州大学-圣巴巴拉分校化学系购买Nd：YAG泵浦光参量振荡器（OPO）作为高亮度、高分辨率可调谐辐射源。 该设备将加强若干领域的研究，包括：（a）碳和其他感兴趣的团簇的电子亲和性;（B） 过渡金属络合物的光化学性质;（c）M+- H2络合物（M=Ca、Sr和Ba）的光谱研究;和（d）状态选择的振动激发分子的表面化学。 可调谐红外激光器可以提供有关化学反应性的重要信息。 它的使用可能使我们在分子的反应性和非反应性的性质的理解上取得突破。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program will assist the Department of Chemistry at the University of California--Santa Barbara in the purchase of Nd:YAG pumped optical parametric oscillator (OPO) as sources of high-brightness, high- resolution tunable radiation. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: (a) Electron Affinity of Carbon and Other Interesting Clusters; (b) Photochemical Properties of Transition Metal Complexes; (c) Spectroscopic Studies of M+- H2 Complexes (M=Ca, Sr, and Ba); and (d) Surface Chemistry of State-Selected, Vibrationally Excited Molecules. A tunable infrared laser can provide important information about chemical reactivity. Its use may enable breakthroughs in our understanding of the properties of reactive and nonreactive of molecules.