Stereochemistry and Control in Chemical Reaction Dynamics
The study of gas phase molecular reaction dynamics has long proved to be a
fruitful research area for both experimental and theoretical chemical
physicists. The increasing range and versatility of laser sources underpins
almost all of the experimental developments in this area. The detailed
stereochenistry of elementary reactions is being probed in ever more detail
through the use of frequency control and the time resolution afforded in
pump probe experiments. More recently there has been a burgeoning interest
in the possibility of using the phase coherence of laser light to actively
control a chemical reaction.
This discussion is intended to bring together practitioners of ultrafast
laser experiments, reaction dynamists, spectroscopists, molecular
physicists and theoreticians working on applications of dynamical
stereochemistry and control, with a view to defining the state-of-the-art
as we move into the 21st century, and outlining the immediate future
prospects for this whole area of research.
The preliminary programme is available on
http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/faraday113
Experimental and theoretical work will be presented in the following areas:
* Frequency and time resolved studies of molecular photochemistry or
photoinitiated processes
* Control of reactivity via collisional energy, selective vibration of
reagents, or reagent alignment
* Demonstrations of active or coherent control of chemical processes
The format of the Faraday Meetings means that the majority of the meeting
is given over to DISCUSSION. Participants are encouraged to bring along
relevant overhead transparencies etc. so that they can contribute to the
discussion of the formal papers which will sent to them in preprint form
before the meeting. There will also be a poster session for which
contributions are now being actively sought.
For further details please consult the web pages or contact Ms S Riaz, The
royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0BN
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Abstracts of poster contributions should be sent to me
Ben Whitaker
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Benjamin J Whitaker email:
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School of Chemistry tel: (44) 113
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University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK fax: (44) 113 233 6565
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