Purchase of an Optically Pumped Molecular Laser System

University Of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse WI

Investigators

Abstract

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program will enable the Physics Department at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse to purchase an optically pumped molecular laser system. This equipment will be used primarily by junior faculty member Michael Jackson, whose research focuses on the detection and measurement of new optically pumped laser emissions in the far-infrared (FIR) region, particularly at wavelengths below 100 microns. These laser lines will be used as new coherent sources of radiation for laser Stark or laser magnetic resonance spectroscopy of molecules important in interstellar or atmospheric chemistry. These research activities will involve the active participation of undergraduate students at the university.