Can energetic terahertz pulses initiate surface catalytic reactions on the picosecond time scale?

Chimia (Aarau). 2011;65(5):323-5. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2011.323.

Abstract

In preparation for picosecond pump-probe experiments at the SwissFEL X-ray laser facility, the feasibility of collectively initiating surface chemical reactions using energetic pulses of terahertz radiation is being tested.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Lasers
  • Surface Properties
  • Terahertz Radiation*
  • Time Factors
  • X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy