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 Karl Franzens University Graz

Graz University of Technology 

Chemical reaction dynamics of ions: from classical to quantum
Prof. Dr. Roland Wester
University of Innsbruck
16:15 - 17:15 Tuesday 29 November 2022 TUG

To understand how chemical reactions proceed has been a goal of research in physics and chemistry for more than a century. In this talk I will show how single-collision experiments combined with product velocity map imaging and reaction dynamics calculations can provide detailed atomistic views on reaction mechanisms and product information.
Examples include direct and complex-mediated mechanisms in substitution reactions, the competition between reaction pathways, and the influence of vibrational excitation on chemical reactions. Finally, I will address the prospects for resolving quantum dynamics in chemical reactions.