Physics & Astronomy
Colloquium
Apart from understanding the fundamental forces acting in nature the most
fundamental problem in Physics which still awaits a general solution
is the few-body problem. For two reasons atomic collisions are particularly
suitable to study the dynamics of few-body systems: a) the underlying interaction
(electromagnetic) is essentially completely understood. b) Atomic collisions
usually involve particle numbers small enough so that the complete kinematic
information of every single particle in the system can be experimentally determined.
As an example, in this talk kinematically complete experiments on ionization
processes in simple systems will be presented. Three-dimensional images
of the collision will be analyzed.
3:30 PM, Friday, October 21, 2005
Room 155, Chem-Phys Building
Dr. Michael Schulz
Department of Physics
University of Missouri, Rolla
``Three-Dimensional Imaging of Atomic Collisions: New Insights into the Few-Body Problem''
Refreshments will be served in CP 155 at 3:15 PM