PHYS 5 |
| Due to the competition between intermolecular interactions (ion-molecule, molecule-molecule) in cluster ions, experimental and computational structural determinations can be quite challenging. Multiple minima on the potential energy surface, internal energy (effective temperature) effects and the dynamics of formation/stabilization add to the complexity of these systems. We will present recent results that demonstrate the synergistic interplay between infrared photodissociation spectroscopy and computational studies on a variety of cluster ion systems, including hydrated alkali metal ions, hydrated alkali ion-biomolecule complexes, and solvated divalent transition metal-crown ether complexes. |
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Computational Spectroscopy
8:00 AM-12:05 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 342, Oral
Division of Physical Chemistry |