Laser-Stimulated Molecular Dynamics and Rate Processes.

Abstract

A review of theoretical work by the author and collaborators and related experiments is presented for two segments of laser-induced chemistry: molecular dynamics and rate processes in the gas phase and at a solid surface and gas-surface interface. For the gas phase, the focus is on situations where the radiation interacts directly with the dynamics to enhance or create new processes. The field of laser-surface chemistry is still undergoing a procedure of definition, and progress to date is discussed. Theoretical failures as well as successes are analyzed and viewpoints are offered as to new directions for both theory and experiment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107246

Entities

People

  • Thomas F. George

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Transfer
  • Ionization
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • New York
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Scattering
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Surface Chemistry
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy