presented by Nobel Laureate Professor Robert F. Curl Rice University
Coherent tunable infrared light sources based upon lasers are finding increasing applications in the monitoring of trace gases and in studies of the kinetics of radical reactions. The most recent addition to the arsenal of such sources, the quantum cascade laser, is being rapidly developed and utilized. This talk will describe the principles of operation of quantum cascade lasers including some recent developments in the technology of this valuable mid-IR source. A second part of the talk will discuss the application of infrared kinetic spectroscopy to the investigation of radical kinetics. Time permitting, one or two recent developments in the application of elemental carbon molecules, fullerenes and nanotubes will be mentioned.
Seminar is from
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm in FL2 Room 1022
on Tuesday, June 7, 2005.
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