GLABLAB
Glablab is the atomic, molecular, and chemical physics laboratory in
the
Physics Department of Texas Tech University. Established in 1990, under
the guidance of Dr.
Wallace L. Glab, the lab has produced two Ph.D.s and two Masters
degrees,
as well as 16 papers in high-quality scholarly journals.This page
includes
photos of the lab, and information about work past, in progress and
planned.
General Research Interests
Experimental atomic, molecular and optical physics, laser
spectroscopy.
Multiphoton ionization studies of the excitation and excited state
dynamics
of atomic Rydberg states. Studies of the
strong-field
Stark effect on high Rydberg states of atomic hydrogen, rare gas atoms
and molecular hydrogen. Studies of intramolecular dynamics of diatomic
and triatomic molecules using multiphoton and VUV (vacuum ultraviolet)
laser techniques. Coherent effects in multiphoton processes in atomic
systems.
High-resolution multiphoton excitation and photoelectron spectroscopy
of
diatomic and triatomic molecules. Trace isotope detection using laser
spectroscopic
techniques. Design and development of high-resolution tunable pulsed
dye
lasers. Investigations of frequency upconversion techniques.
Recent Publications in PDF format
"Double-resonance
spectroscopy of quasi-linear Rydberg states of water," W. L. Glab,
Journal of Chemical Physics 117, 9316-9326 (2002).
"Multichannel
quantum
defect analysis of the double resonance photoionization series of H2O,"
M. S. Child and W. L. Glab, Journal of Chemical Physics 112,
3754-3765
(2000).
"Rotationally
resolved
photoelectron spectroscopy of autoionizing states of water," W. L.
Glab, S. T. Pratt, and M. S. Child, Journal of Chemical Physics 109,
3062-3068 (1998).
"High-np
Rydberg
states of atomic carbon studied through vuv and uv double resonance,"
, W. L. Glab, P. T. Glynn, and F. Robicheaux, Phys. Rev. A 58,
4014-4021
(1998).
"Optical-optical
double-resonance
spectroscopy of autoionizing states of water," , W. L. Glab,
Journal
of Chemical Physics 107, 5979-5982 (1997).
Photos
of the Old Lab
Photos
of the new lab
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a Rydberg state, anyway?
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Current
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CALLING ALL PHYSICS MAJORS!!
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Physics
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page for other exciting research at Tech, and information about
graduate
studies. Contact the Graduate Recruiter, Prof.
Glab for more information, and visit the Graduate
Pages.
Last Updated: January 30, 2004 W. L. Glab