A magnetically focused molecular beam of ortho-H2O: Production, characterization and future applications. |
| TYPE | Colloquium |
| Speaker: | Professor Gil Alexandrowicz |
| Affiliation: | Technion, Chemistry |
| Date: | 24.12.2012 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Location: | Lidow Rosen Auditorium (323) |
| Abstract: | In this talk I will present the H2O focusing experiments as well as more recent infra-red spectroscopy measurements. The spectroscopy data demonstrates the high purity of our molecular beam source and the option of storing ortho-H2O for long times within a cold rare-gas solid. However, the measurements also emphasize the complexity of the nuclear spin conversion on surfaces, a question of particular importance in the interpretation of astrophysics data. Finally, the magnetic beam surface NMR (MBSN) project will be briefly described, a new project which aims to utilize our spin separation technique in order to perform ultra-sensitive NMR measurements of water surfaces. |