Ultrafast optical fiber-based electron gun to reveal atomic motions
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
One of the most enduring "Holy Grail" experiments in science has been attempts to directly observe atomic motions during structural changes. This prospect underpins the entire field of chemistry because a chemical process occurs during a transition state—the point of no return separating the reactant configuration from the product configuration.