Collision Processes Involving Low-Energy Electrons

该项目研究慢电子引起重粒子运动的过程的物理学。 低能电子的运动需要量子力学的处理，而重粒子的运动是经典的。 重点是解离电子附着到不同的目标和在不同的环境中。要考虑的目标包括双原子分子、多原子分子、簇、物理吸附分子和嵌入晶体介质中的分子。 该项目还将考虑里德堡原子与基态原子碰撞中的非弹性和电荷转移过程的理论。

The project studies the physics of processes in which slow electrons induce heavy particle motion. The low energy electron motion requires a quantum mechanical treatment, while the heavy particle motion is classical. The focus is on dissociative electron attachment to different targets and in different environments. Targets to be considered include diatomic molecules, polyatomic molecules, clusters, physisorbed molecules, and molecules embedded in a crystal medium. The project will also consider the theory of inelastic and charge transfer processes in collisions of Rydberg atoms with ground state atoms.