Molecular Beam Studies of Elementary Photophysical Processes

Molecular beam studies of elementary chemical processes.

The experimental investigation of elementary chemical reactions is presently in a very exciting period. The advance in modern microscopic experimental methods, especially crossed molecular beams and laser technology, has made it possible to explore the dynamics and mechanisms of important elementary chemical reactions in great detail. Through the continued accumulation of detailed and reliable ...

Molecular Switches: Elementary Processes and Applications

Synthesis and Photophysical Studies

In this study, three new fluorescein derivatives—5-bromo-4′,5′-dinitrofluorescein (BDNF), 5-bromo-4′,5′-diaminofluorescein (BDAF), and 5-bromo-4′,5′-bis(dimethylamino)fluorescein (BBDMAF)—were synthesized and their pH-dependent protolytic equilibria were investigated. In particular, BBDMAF exhibited pH-dependent fluorescence, showing strong emission only at pH 3–6. BBDMAF bears a bromine moiety...

Elementary solute-solvent interactions and the photophysical properties of photoacids

Molecular Physics of Elementary Processes Relevant to Hypersonics: Atom-Molecule, Molecule-Molecule and Atoms-Surface Processes

In the present chapter some prototype gas and gas-surface processes occurring within the hypersonic flow layer surrounding spacecrafts at planetary entry are discussed. The discussion is based on microscopic dynamical calculations of the detailed cross sections and rate coefficients performed using classical mechanics treatments for atoms, molecules and surfaces. Such treatment allows the evalu...