RUI: Electron-Induced Reactions in Halomethane Nanoscale Thin Films

在这个RUI研究项目中，韦尔斯利学院化学系的Arumainayagam教授正在研究低能电子与过渡金属表面上的卤代烃覆盖层的相互作用。 在分析和表面化学计划的支持下，辐照后热解吸方法用于识别活性中间体的形成，并遵循电子引发反应化学的动力学和机制。 这项工作提供了有关固体和液体中辐射损伤机制的基本信息。 这一信息可用于了解环境和大气系统中辐射引起的过程。韦尔斯利学院的Arumainayagam教授和他的同事们正在研究吸附在过渡金属表面上的卤代烃覆盖层的电子诱导分解化学的动力学和机制。 这些基本的调查提供了一个车辆的本科科学家的研究培训，以及重要的知识与应用程序的理解环境和大气反应循环。

AbstractCHE-0455278Arumainayagam/WellesleyIn this RUI research project, Professor Arumainayagam in the Department of Chemistry at Wellesley College is studying the interactions of low energy electrons with halocarbon overlayers on transition metal surfaces. With the support of the Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program, post-irradiation thermal desorption methods are used to identify the formation of active intermediates, and to follow the kinetics and mechanisms of the electron initiated reaction chemistry. This work is providing fundamental information about the mechanisms of radiation induced damage in solids and liquids. This information may be applied in developing an understanding of radiation induced processes in environmental and atmospheric systems. Professor Arumainayagam and his colleagues at Wellesley College are examining the kinetics and mechanisms of electron induced decomposition chemistry of halocarbon overlayers adsorbed on transition metal surfaces. These fundamental investigations provide a vehicle for research training of undergraduate scientists, as well as important knowledge with application to the understanding of environmental and atmospheric reaction cycles.