Polarized Electron Physics

这个项目涉及手性分子和重惰性气体原子的极化电子碰撞的研究。提出的实验解决了关于电子-分子和电子-原子散射动力学的基本物理问题，特别是关于电子自旋依赖效应。例如，一项实验涉及检查分子手性如何影响电子-分子碰撞中的散射动力学。这项工作还为需要了解电子-分子和电子-原子散射截面的应用提供了重要的信息。最后，将开发改进的极化电子源，目标是为一般应用提供“交钥匙”极化光束。

This project involves the study of polarized electron collisions with chiral molecules and heavy noble gas atoms. The proposed experiments address basic physics questions about the dynamics of electron-molecule and electron-atom scattering, particularly with regard to electron-spin-dependent effects. For example, one experiment involves examining how molecular chirality influences scattering dynamics in electron-molecule collisions. The work also provides important information for applications requiring knowledge of electron-molecule and electron-atom scattering cross sections. Finally, improved sources of polarized electrons will be developed, with the goal of providing a "turnkey" polarized beam for general applications.