Tutorials in Molecular Reaction Dynamics

Mark Brouard is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. He has 20 years experience of research in the field, with around 90 publications, including a textbook on Reaction Dynamics, to his name. His research involves studying the mechanisms of elementary chemical processes in the gas phase, with a view to understanding these processes at a fundamental level. He has been invited to speak on this subject at numerous international conferences. Claire Vallance is based in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. She has more than ten years research experience in molecular reactions dynamics and has authored around 40 refereed publications in the area. Her current research interests focus on the dynamics of biomolecular reactions; angular momentum alignment and orientation in the products of molecular photodissociation; cavity ringdown techniques; whispering gallery modes in dielectric microspheres and optical fibres for chemical applications and supercontinuum light sources for spectroscopy.

Introduction;

Potential energy surfaces: the forces of chemistry;

Scattering theory: predicting the outcome of chemical events;

Processes involving multiple potential energy surfaces;

Inelastic scattering: energy transfer in collisions;

Reactive scattering: reactions in three dimensions;

Reactive scattering: quantum state-resolved chemistry;

Photodissociation dynamics: the fragmentation of molecules by light;

Stereodynamics: the role of orientation and alignment in chemistry;

Surface scattering: molecular collisions at interfaces;

Femtochemistry and the control of chemical reactivity;

Cold collisions: chemistry at ultra low temperatures;

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