1 S. Rosenwaks, 07/02, Publications in Refereed Journals 1. G.D. Jones, S. Peled, S. Rosenwaks and S. Yatsiv "Spectra of Hydrogenated Calcium Fluoride Containing Rate Earth Ions", Phys. Rev. 183, 353 (1969). 2. S. Rosenwaks and S. Yatsiv, "CO Chemical Laser by Flash Photolysis of CS2 + NO2", Chem. Phys. Lett. 9, 266 (1971). 3. S. Rosenwaks and I.W.M. Smith,"The Laser Emission from CO formed in the Flash Initiated Reactions of O(3P) Atoms with CS and CSe", JCS Faraday Trans. II 69, 1416 (1973). 4. S. Rosenwaks, R.E. Steele and H.P. Broida, "Chemiluminescence of AlO", J. Chem.Phys. 63, 1963 (1975). 5. S. Rosenwaks and H.P. Broida, "Chemiexcitation Transfer to High Lying Rydberg Levels of Al", J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66, 75 (1976). 6. S. Rosenwaks, R.E. Steele and H.P. Broida, "Observation of a3∏ - X1∑ Inter-combination Emission in AIF", Chem. Phys. Lett. 38, 121 (1976). 7. S. Rosenwaks, "Chemiluminescent Reactions of Al Atoms and Halogens", J. Chem. Phys. 65, 3668 (1976). 8. S. Rosenwaks, "Population Inversion in Copper Resulting from Reactions of Cu Atoms with Oxidants", Chem.Phys. Lett. 64, 352 (1979). 9. E. Azoulay and S. Rosenwaks, "Dynamics of a CO Chemical Laser Initiated by Flash Photolysis of CS2-NO2", Chem. Phys. Lett. 65, 1909 (1979). 10. A. Rothem and S. Rosenwaks, "A Simple, High-Power, TEA Laser Operating in the UV, Visible and IR", Opt. Commun. 30, 227 (1979). 11. I. Nadler and S. Rosenwaks, "Preferential Energy Transfer from N2(A) to Specific Energy Levels of Cu Atoms", Chem. Phys. Lett. 69, 266 (1980). 12. I. Nadler, D.W. Setser and S. Rosenwaks, "Production of the N2 Herman Infrared System by the Energy Pooling Reaction of N2(A3∑+u) Metastable Nitrogen Molecules", Chem. Phys. Lett. 72, 536 (1980). 13. A. Rotem, I. Nadler and S. Rosenwaks, "Laser Induced Fluorescence Studies of Collisional Coupling of N2(B3∏g) with N2(W3u) and N2(A3∑+u)", Chem. Phys. Lett. 83, 281 (1981). 14. A. Rotem, I. Nadler and S. Rosenwaks, "Direct Observation of Collision Induced Transitions from N2(B3∏g) to N2(B'3∑u–)", J. Chem. Phys. 76, 2109 (1982). 15. I. Nadler, G. Rawnitzki and S. Rosenwaks, "Excitation of Cu Atoms by Energy Transfer from Vibrationally Selected N2(A3∑u+, v)", J. Phys. Chem. 86, 1503 (1982). 2 16. I. Nadler, A. Rotem and S. Rosenwaks, "Observation of New Bands in the N2 Herman Infrared System and Kinetic Study of its Formation in a Pulsed-Discharge Apparatus ", Chem. Phys. 69, 375 (1982). 17. J. Bachar and S. Rosenwaks, "An Efficient, Small Scale Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser ", Appl. Phys. Lett. 41, 16 (1982). 18. S. Rosenwaks and D. Chuchem, "A Supersonic Multi-Kilohertz Pulsed HF Chemical Laser", J. Appl. Phys. 54, 48 (1983). 19. J. Bachar and S. Rosenwaks, "Reactions of Chemically Produced O2(1) with Pb Atoms", Chem Phys. Lett. 96, 526 (1983). 20. A. Rotem and S. Rosenwaks, "Laser Induced Fluorescence Studies of Molecular Nitrogen" (Invited Paper), Opt. Eng. 22, 564 (1983). 21. G. Rawnitzki and S. Rosenwaks, "Quenching of Metastable States of Rare Gases by Copper Atoms", J. Appl. Phys. 56, 705 (1984). 22. D. Schwartz-Lavi, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Photodissociation of t-Butyl Nitrite by UV and Blue Photons", Chem. Phys. Lett. 109, 705 (1984). 23. I. Nadler and S. Rosenwaks, "Studies of Energy Transfer Processes in Triplet States of N2. I. Energy Pooling by Vibrationally Selected N2(A3∑u+, v) Molecules", J. Chem Phys. 83, 3932 (1985). 24. J.P. Singh, J. Bachar, D.W. Setser and S. Rosenwaks, "Electronic-to-Vibrational Energy Transfer Studies of Singlet Molecular Oxygen. 1. O2(1g)", J. Phys. Chem. 89, 5347 (1985). 25. R. Tel-Dan, J. Bachar and S. Rosenwaks, "Energy Transfer from Singlet Molecular Oxygen to Bi, Bi2 and BiO", Chem. Phys. Lett. 126, 510 (1986). 26. J. Bachar and S. Rosenwaks, "A New Flow Design for Oxidant + Metal Vapor Experiments", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 57, 1449 (1986). 27. D. Schwartz-Lavi, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Rotational Alignment and Non-Statistical Doublet Population in NO Following (CH3)3CONO Photodissociation", Chem. Phys. Lett. 128, 123 (1986). 28. R. Lavi, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Symmetry and Geometry of the First Two Excited States of Dimethylnitrosamine Studied by Vector Correlations", J. Chem. Phys. 86, 1639 (1987). 29. S. Churassy, R. Bacis, A. J. Bouvier, C. Pierre Dit Mery, B. Erba, J. Bachar and S. Rosenwaks, "The Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser: Comparison of a Theoretical Model with Experimental Results", J. Appl. Phys. 62, 31 (1987). 3 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. R. Lavi D. Schwartz-Lavi, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Directional Properties in Photodissociation: A Probe for the Symmetry and Geometry of Excited States of Dimethylnitrosamine and TertButylnitrite", J. Phys. Chem. 91, 5398 (1987). P. Marcus, I. Platzner, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Competition between Photodissociation and Photoionization in Alklnitrites", Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 82, 319 (1988). D. Schwartz-Lavi and S. Rosenwaks, "Scalar and Vectorial Properties in the Photodissociation of Tert-Butyl Nitrite from the S1 and S2 States", J. Chem. Phys. 88, 6922 (1988). R. Lavi and S. Rosenwaks, "Dynamics of Photofragmenation of Dimethylnitrosamine from the First Two Excited Singlet States", J. Chem. Phys. 89, 1416 (1988). M.H. Alexander, P. Andresen, R. Bacis, R. Bersohn, P.J. Dagdigian, F.J. Comes, R. N. Dixon, R.W. Field, G.W. Flynn, K.-H. Gericke, E.R. Grant, B.J. Howard, J.R. Huber, D.S. King, J.L. Kinsey, K. Kleinermanns, K. Kuchitsu, A.C. Luntz, A.J. McCaffery, B. Pouilly, H. Reisler, S. Rosenwaks, E.W. Rothe, M. Shapiro, J.P. Simons, R. Vasudev, J. Wiesenfeld, C. Wittig, and R.N. Zare, "A Nomenclature for the Asymmetry of Doublets in Linear Molecules", J. Chem. Phys. 35. 89, 1749 (1988). J. August, M. Brouard, M.P. Docker, C.J. Milne, J.P. Simons, R. Lavi, S. Rosenwaks and D. Schwartz-Lavi, (invited paper) "Photodissociation Dynamics in T-BuONO(S2) and T-BuOOH at 36. 248-250 nm", J. Phys. Chem. 92, 5485 (1988). F. Martin, R. Bacis, J. Verges, J. Bachar and S. Rosenwaks, "High Resolution Fourier Transform Spectroscopy of PbO Molecule from Investigation of the O2(1g) -Pb Reaction", Spectrochimica 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Acta, 44A, 889 (1988). G. Miron, I. Bar, D. Heflinger, Y. Tzuk, and S. Ronsenwaks, "Multiple Charge Reaction Cell for Studies of Primary Explosives", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 60, 132 (1989). A.H. Parola, V.R. Caiolfa, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Laser Photobleaching Leads to a Fluorescence Grade Adenosine Deamiinase", Analyt. Biochem. 181, 383 (1989). P. Marcus, I. Platzner, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Ê-µ-v Correlation in One-Color Photolysis/Ionization of Tert-Butyl Nitrite ", Laser Chem. 10, 197 (1990). I. Bar, Y. Cohen, D. David, S. Rosenwaks and J.J. Valentini, "Direct Observation of Preferential Bond Fission by Excitation of a Vibrational Fundamental: Photodissociation of HOD (0,0,1)", J. Chem. Phys. 93, 2146 (1990). I. Mayo, J. Bachar, S. Rosenwaks, F. Martin, R. Bacis and J. Verges, "Kinetics and Spectroscopy of Electronically Excited BiO Obtained by Energy Transfer from Metastable O2: I. Dependence of Excitation on [O2]", J. Chem. Phys. 93, 7923 (1990). I. Bar, A. Cohen, D. Heflinger, Y. Tzuk, and S. Rosenwaks "Preferential Excitation and Enhanced Emission of Pb Atoms Following Detonation of Lead Azide", Appl. Phys. Lett. 58, 322 (1991). F. Martin, R. Bacis, C. Linton, J. Verges, I. Mayo and S. Rosenwaks, "Kinetics and Spectroscopy of Electronically Excited BiO Obtained by Energy Transfer from Metastable O2: II. Spectroscopic Analysis of the A(2∏1/2) - X1(2∏1/2) Transition", J. Chem. Phys. 95, 255 (1991). 4 44. I. Bar, Y. Cohen, D. David, T. Arusi-Parpar, S. Rosenwaks and J.J. Valentini, "Mode- 45. Selective Bond Fission: Comparison between the Photodissociation of HOD (0,0,1) and HOD (1,0,0)", J. Chem. Phys. 95, 3341 (1991). O. Aharon, A. Elior, M. Herskowitz, E. Lebiush and S. Rosenwaks, "O2(1) Generation in a 46. 47. Bubble Column Reactor for Chemically Pumped Iodine Lasers: Experiment and Modeling", J. Appl. Phys. 70, 5211 (1991). B.W. Shore, K. Bergmann, J. Oreg and S. Rosenwaks, "Multilevel Adiabatic Population Transfer", Phys. Rev. A44, 7442 (1991). F. Grisch, M. Pealat, P. Bouchardy, J.P. Taran, I. Bar, D. Heflinger and S. Rosenwaks, "Real Time Diagnostics of Detonation Products from Lead Azide Using Coherent Anti-Stokes 48. Raman Scattering", Appl. Phys. Lett. 59, 3516 (1991). C. Linton, R. Bacis, F. Martin, S. Rosenwaks, and J. Verges, "Vibrational Analysis of the X2(3/2)X1(1/2) Infrared System of BiO", J. Chem. Phys. 96, 3422 (1992). 49. J. Oreg, K. Bergmann, B.W. Shore and S. Rosenwaks, "Population Transfer with Delayed Pulses 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. in Four-State Systems", Phys. Rev. A45, 4888 (1992). Y. Tzuk, I. Bar, T. Ben-Porat and S. Rosenwaks, "Dynamics of the Detonation Products of Lead Azide. I. Hydrodynamics", J. Appl. Phys. 71, 4693 (1992). D. David, A. Strugano, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy of the Stretching Vibrations of the Water Isotopomers", Appl. Spectrosc., 46, 1149 (1992). P. Blau, I. Smilanski and S. Rosenwaks, "Simultaneous Time Averaged Measurements of Gas Temperature and Electron Density in a Copper-Vapor Laser Using Hydrogen Emission Spectroscopy", J. Appl. Phys. 72, 849 (1992). Y. Tzuk, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Laser-Induced Hole-Burning and Flow Visualization in the Cloud of Products of Detonated Lead Azide", Appl. Phys. Lett. 61, 1281 (1992). D. David, A. Strugano, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "State-to-State Photodissociation of the Fundamental Symmetric Stretch Vibration of Water Prepared by Stimulated Raman Excitation", J. Chem. Phys., 98, 409 (1993). B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Theoretical Modeling of Chemical Generators Producing O2(1) at High Pressure for Chemically Pumped Iodine Lasers", J. Appl. Phys. 73, 1598 (1993). D. Heflinger, I. Bar, T. Ben-Porat, G. Erez and S. Rosenwaks, "Dynamics of the Detonation Products of Lead Azide. II. Formation of Charged Particles", J. Appl. Phys.73, 2138 (1993). Y. Tzuk, B. Barmashenko, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Dynamics of the Detonation Products of Lead Azide. III. Laser-Induced Hole-Burning and Flow Visualization", J. Appl. Phys. 74, 45 (1993). D. David, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Control of Fragment Alignment via Photodisociation from Different Types of Parent Rotation", J. Chem. Phys. 99, 4218 (1993). D. David, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Doppler Polarization Spectroscopy of the Photofragments from an in-Plane Rotation of Water: Demonstration of Unperturbed Vector Correlations", J. Phys. Chem. 97, 11571 (1993). 5 60. V. Lyubin, M. Klebanov, S. Rosenwaks and V. Volterra, "Anisotropy of Photoinduced LightScattring in Glassy As2S2", J. Non-Cryst. Solids 164, 1165 (1993). 61. Y. Tzuk, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Dynamics of the Detonation Products of Lead Azide: IV. Laser Shadowgraphy of Expanding Species", J. Appl. Phys. 74, 5360 (1993). S. Koppe, T. Laurent, P.D. Naik, H. -R.Volpp, J. Wolfrum, T. Arusi-Parpar, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Absolute Rate Constants and Reactive Cross Sections for the Reactions of O(1D) with Molecular Hydrogen and Deuterium", Chem. Phys. Lett. 214, 546 (1993). Y. Tzuk, B.D. Barmashenko, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "The Sudden Expansion of a Gas Cloud into Vacuum Revisited", Phys. Fluids A5, 3265 (1993). Y. Tzuk, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Expansion of the Detonation Products of Lead Azide via a 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. Supersonic Nozzle", Shock Waves 4, 11 (1994). A. Elior, E. Lebiush and S. Rosenwaks, "A Small Scale, Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser", Opt. Laser. Tech. 26, 87 (1994). Y. Tzuk, T. Ben-Porat, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Real Time Meaurement and Control of Particle Number Density and Size in the Detonation of Lead Azide", Appl. Phys. B59, 45 (1994). D. David, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Photodissociation from an in-Plane Rotation of Water as a Direct Probe of Dynamics", J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 80, 23 (1994). B.D. Barmashenko, A. Elior, E. Lebiush and S. Rosenwaks, "Modeling of Mixing in Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers: Analytic and Numerical Solutions and Comparison with Experiments", J. Appl. Phys. 75, 7653 (1994). I. Bar, D. David and S. Rosenwaks, "Rotationally Mediated Vector Correlations in the Photodissociation of H2O (1,0,0)", Chem. Phys. 187, 21 (1994). Y. Cohen, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "State-Selected Photodissociation of D2O", Chem. Phys. Lett. 228, 426 (1994). A. Elior, B.D. Barmashenko, E. Lebiush and S. Rosenwaks, "Experiment and Modeling of a Small Scale, Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser", Appl. Phys. B61, 37 (1995). Y. Cohen, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Photodissociation of HOD (OD = 3): Demonstration of Preferential O-D Bond Breaking", J. Chem. Phys. 102, 3612 (1995). 73. 74. 75. 76. E. Lebiush, B. D. Barmashenko, A. Elior and S. Rosenwaks, "Parametric Study of the Gain in a Small Scale, Grid Nozzle Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser", IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 31, 903 (1995). S. Shtutina, M. Klebanov, V. Lyubin, S. Rosenwaks and V. Volterra, "Photoinduced Phenomena in a Spin-Coated Vitreous As2S2 and AsSe Films", Thin Solid Films 261, 263 (1995). T. Laurent, P.D. Naik, H. -R.Volpp, J. Wolfrum, T. Arusi-Parpar, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Absolute Rate Constants, Reactive Cross Sections and Isotopic Branching Ratio for the Reaction of O(1D) with HD", Chem. Phys. Lett. 236, 343 (1995). B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Optical Extraction Efficiency in Gas Flow Lasers", Opt. Lett. 20, 1480 (1995). 6 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. T. Laurent, H. Lillich, H. -R.Volpp, J. Wolfrum, I. Bar, A. Melchior and S. Rosenwaks, "StateResolved Dynamics of the of O(1D) + CHF2Cl --> OH + CF2Cl Reaction", Chem. Phys. Lett. 247, 321 (1995). A. Melchior , P. Knupfer, I. Bar, S. Rosenwaks, T. Laurent, H. -R.Volpp and J. Wolfrum, "Photodissociation of CHF2Cl at 193nm: H/Cl and Cl(2P1/2)/Cl(2P3/2) Branching Ratios" J. Phys. Chem. 100, 13375 (1996). V. Lyubin, M. Klebanov, I. Bar, S. Rosenwaks, V. Volterra, L. Boehm and Z. Vagish, "LaserInduced Phenomena in Chalcogenide Glassy Films", Appl. Surface Sci. 106, 502 (1996). B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Analysis of the Optical Extraction Efficiency in Gas Flow Lasers with Different Types of Resonators", Appl. Opt. 35, 7091 (1996). 82. B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Power Dependence of Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers on Iodine Dissociation", AIAA Journal 34, 2569 (1996). Y. Cohen, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Spectroscopy of D2O", J. Mol. Spectrosc. 180, 298 (1996). 83. I. Blayvas, B.D. Barmashenko, D. Furman, S. Rosenwaks and M.V. Zagidullin, "Power 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. Optimization of Small Scale Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser with Jet-Type Singlet Oxygen Generator", IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 32, 2051 (1996). T. Arusi-Parpar, R.P. Schmid, R.-J. Li, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Rotational-State Dependent Selectivity in Bond Fission of C2HD", Chem. Phys. Lett. 268, 163 (1997). D. Furman, B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "An Efficient, Supersonic Chemical OxygenIodine Laser Operating without Buffer Gas with Simple Nozzle Geometry", Appl. Phys. Lett. 70, 2341 (1997). R.P. Schmid, T. Arusi-Parpar, R.-J. Li, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Photodissociation of Specific Rotational States of C2H2: Observation of Two Pathways", J. Chem. Phys. 107, 385 (1997). A. Melchior, H.M. Lambert, P.J. Dagdigian, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “The Photodissociation of Ground and Vibrationally Excited Halogenated Alkanes”, Isr. J. Chem. 37, 455 (1997). V. Lyubin, M. Klebanov, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, N.P. Eisenberg and M. Manevich, "Novel Effects in Inorganic As50Se50 Photoresists and their Application in Micro-Optics", J. Vac. Technol. B15, 823 (1997). A. Melchior, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “C-Cl and C-H Bond Cleavage in 193 nm Photodissociation of CH3CF2Cl and CH3CFCl2”, J. Chem. Phys. 107, 8476 (1997). T. Arusi-Parpar, R.P. Schmid, Y. Ganot, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Enhanced Action Spectra of Combination Bands of Acetylene via Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation and Fragment Ionization”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 287, 347 (1998). D. Furman, B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Parametric Study of an Efficient Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser/Jet Generator System Operating without Buffer Gas and Simple Nozzle Geometry", IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 34, 1068 (1998). Y. Assor, Z. Burshtein and S. Rosenwaks, “Spectroscopy and Laser Characteristics of Copper Vapor Laser Pumped Pyrromethene-556 and Pyrromethene-567 Dye Solutions”, Appl. Opt. 37, 4914 (1998). 7 93. B.D. Barmashenko, D. Furman, and S. Rosenwaks, "Analysis of Lasing in Gas Flow Lasers with Stable Resonators", Appl. Opt. 37, 5697 (1998). 94. A. Melchior, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “CHF2Cl and CH3CF2Cl Detection by Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering and Phtoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy”, J. Phys. Chem. A 102, 7273 (1998). 95. R.P. Schmid, Y. Ganot, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Combination Bands vs. Overtone Stretch Excitation and Rotational Effects in Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation of Acetylene”, J. Chem. Phys. 109, 8959 (1998). 96. R. P. Schmid, Y. Ganot, S. Rosenwaks and I. Bar, “Action Spectra vs. Rovibrational AbsorptionSpectra: A tool for Photodissociation Dynamics Investigation”, J. Mol. Structure 480, 197 (1999). 97. 98. N. Daugey, J. Shu, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Nitrobenzene Detection by One-Color Laser Photolysis/Laser Induced Fluorescence of NO(v’’ = 3)”, Appl. Spectrosc. 53, 57 (1999). D. Furman, B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Diode-Laser Based Diagnostics of a Jet-Type O2(1) Generator for Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers", IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 35, 540 (1999). 99. G. Miron, O. Igra, S. Rosenwaks and J. Falcovitz, "Parametric Study of Supersonic Unsteady Flow in a Nozzle for a Potential Lead Azide Laser", Int. J. Fluid Mech. Res. 26, 146 (1999). 100. S. Pearl, H. Lotem, Y. Shimony and S. Rosenwaks, “Control of Laser Intracavity Second Harmonic Generation by a Linear Dispersion Element”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B16, 1705 (1999). 101. D. Furman, E. Bruins, B. D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, “Small Signal Gain and Iodine Dissociation in a Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser with Transonic Injection of Iodine”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 3093 (1999). 102. J. Shu, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Dinitrobenzene Detection by One-Color Laser Photolysis/Laser Induced Fluorescence of Vibrationally Excited NO”, Appl. Opt. 38, 4705 (1999). 103. A. Melchior, X. Chen, I. Bar, and S. Rosenwaks, "Alteration of Cl spin-orbit branching ratios via photodissociation of preexcited fundamental CH3 stretch of CH3CFCl2", Chem. Phys. Lett. 315, 421 (1999). 104. X. Chen, A. Melchior, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Overtone Spectroscopy of Methyl C-H Stretch Vibration in CH3CF2Cl and CH3CFCl2”, J. Chem. Phys. 112, 4111 (2000). 105. J. Shu, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “The Use of Rovibrationally Excited NO Photofragments as Trace Nitrocompounds Indicators”, Appl. Phys. B 70, 621 (2000). 106. A. Melchior, X. Chen, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Vibrationally Excited States of CH3CFCl2: Intramolecular Vibrational Redistribution and Photodissociation Dynamics”, J. Chem. Phys. 112, 10787 (2000). 107. J. Shu, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “NO and PO Photofragments as Trace Analyte Indicators of Nitrocompounds and Organophosphonates”, Appl. Phys. B 71, 665 (2000). 108. A. Melchior, X. Chen, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Photolysis and Spectroscopy of Vibrationally Excited C-H Overtones of CHFCl2”, J. Phys. Chem. A 104, 7927 (2000). 8 109. X. Chen, Y. Ganot, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Acetylenic C-H and Methyl C-D Bond Fission in Photodissociation of Vibrationally Excited Propyne-d3”, J. Chem. Phys. 113, 5134 (2000). 110. D. Furman, E. Bruins, V. Rybalkin, B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks,“ParametricStudy of Small Signal Gain in a Slit Nozzle, Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser Operating without Primary Buffer Gas”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 37, 174 (2001). 111. X. Chen, R. Marom, S. Rosenwaks, I. Bar, T. Einfeld, C. Maul and K-H. Gericke, “Evidence for the Onset of Three-Body Decay in Photodissociation of Vibrationally Excited CHFCl2”, J. Chem. Phys. 114, 9033 (2001). 112. Y. Ganot, X. Chen, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Spectroscopy of the Acetylenic C-H Strectch of Propyne-d3 In the Region of the Second Overtone ”, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 208, 249 (2001). 113. T. Einfeld, C. Maul, K-H. Gericke, R. Marom, S. Rosenwaks and I. Bar, “Dynamics of Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation of CH3CFCl2”, J. Chem. Phys. 115, 6418 (2001). 114 I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Controlling Bond-Cleavage and Probing Intramolecular Dynamics via Photodissociation of Rovibrationally Excited Molecules” (Invited Paper), International Reviews in Physical Chemistry 20, 711 (2001). 115. Lianbin Li, G. Dorfman, A. Melchior, S. Rosenwaks and I. Bar, “Photodissociation and Intramolecular Dynamics of Vibrationally Excited CHF2Cl”, J. Chem. Phys. 116, 1869 (2002). 116. E. Bruins, D. Furman, V. Rybalkin, B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, “One-Dimentional Modeling of the Gain and Temperature in a Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser with Transonic Injection of Iodine”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 38, 345 (2002). 117. Y. Ganot, X. Sheng, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “Differing Reactivities in the Predissociation of Acetylene Isotopomers Pre-excited with Three C-H Stretching Quanta”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 361, 175 (2002). 118. G. Dorfman, A. Melchior, S. Rosenwaks and I. Bar, “Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation of Jet-Cooled CH3CF2Cl: A Probe of Energy Flow and Unimolecular Reaction Dynamics”, J. Phys. Chem. in press (2002). 119. S. Pearl, Y. Ehrlich, S. Fastig and S. Rosenwaks, “Nearly Diffraction-Limited Signal Generated by a Higher M2 Pump in an Optical Parametric Oscillator”, Appl. Opt. in press (2002). 120. V. Rybalkin, A. Katz, E. Bruins, D. Furman, B. D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, “Spatial distribution of the gain and temperature across the flow in a slit nozzle supersonic COIL with transonic and supersonic schemes of iodine injection”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. in press (2002). 9 121. X. Sheng, Y. Ganot, S. Rosenwaks and I. Bar, “Disclosing rovibrational couplings and overlaps from irregularities in action spectra: Photodissociation of the 4CH rovibrational manifold of C2H2”, J. Chem. Phys. in pres (2002). Books and Special Journal Issues 1. 2. 3. S. Rosenwaks, Editor, "Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers", Springer Proceedings in Physics, Vol.15, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1987. S. Rosenwaks and M. Shapiro, Guest Editors, Special Issue of Israel Journal of Chemistry on "Lasers in Chemistry", Vol. 34, No. 1, 1994. B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, “Chemical Lasers: COIL”, in Handbook of Laser Technology and Applications, Institute of Physics, in press 2002. Publications in Proceedings 1. S. Yatsiv, S. Peled, S. Rosenwaks and G.D. Jones, "Spectra of H- in CaF2 Containing 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Trivalent Rare Earth Ions", Proceedings of the Conference on Optical Properties in Crystals, H.M. Crosswhite and H.W. Moos, Editors, Interscience, New York, 1967. G.D. Jones, S. Yatsiv, S. Peled and S. Rosenwaks, "Localised Vibration and Electronic Spectra of Rare Earth Hydride Ions Pairs in CaF2", Proceedings of the First International Conference on Localised Excitation in Solids, R. F. Wallis, Editor, Plenum, New York, 1968. S. Rosenwaks and H.P. Broida, "Chemiexcitation Transfer from Metastable Molecules to Metal Atoms in Metal-Halogen Flames", In: "Electronic Transition Lasers", J.I. Steinfeld, Editor, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1976. S. Rosenwaks, "Time Resolved Spectroscopy of a Pulsed CO Chemical Laser Pumped by the CS2/NO2 Reaction", In: "Gasdynamic and Chemical Lasers", M. Feibig and H. Hugel, Editors, DFVLR-Press, Koln-Porz, 1976. S. Rosenwaks and J. Bachar, "Operation of Small Scale, Efficient Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser and Study of the Reaction of O2(1) with Pb Atoms", In: "Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers", M. Onorato, Editor, Plenum, New York, 1984. D. Chuchem and S. Rosenwaks, "A Pulsed, Multi-Kilohertz-Repetition-Rate, Supersonic HF Chemical Laser", In: "Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers", M. Onorato, Editor, Plenum, New York, 1984. S. Rosenwaks and J. Bachar, "Potential Visible Chemical Lasers via Interactions of Singlet Molecular Oxygen with Heavy Metal Atoms and Oxides", Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser. 72, 137 (1985). D. Schwartz-Lavi, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks,"Photodissociation Dynamics of Tert-ButylNitrite", In: "Methods of Laser Spectroscopy", Y. Prior, A. Ben-Reuven and M. Rosenbluh, Editors, Plenum, New York, 1986, p.457. S. Rosenwaks, "Novel Approaches to Short Wavelength Chemical Lasers" (Invited Paper), 10 J. Physique 48, C7 339 (1987). 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. J. Bachar, R. Bacis, S. Churassy, F. Martin, S. Rosenwaks, G. Taieb and J. Verges, "PbO Spectroscopy and Studies of the Interaction of Singlet Molecular Oxygen with Lead atoms by Laser Induced Fluorescence and by High Resolution Fourier Transform Spectroscopy", J. Physique 48, C7 381 (1987). E. Radian, D. Schwartz-Lavi, R. Lavi, I. Bar and S., Rosenwaks, "Directional Photodissociation Dynamics of Alkyl Nitrites and Nitrosamines at 250 and 350 nm", In: "Advances in Laser Science - III", A.C. Tam, J.L. Gole and W.C. Stwalley, Editors, Am. Inst. Phys., New York, 1988, p. 602. I. Bar, D. Heflinger, Y. Kaufman, M. Sapir, A.Ya. Temkin, Y. Tzuk and S. Rosenwaks, "Overview of Pulsed Short Wavelength Chemical Laser Concepts" (invited paper), SPIE 875, 136 (1988). I. Bar, D. Heflinger, Y. Kaufman, G. Miron, M. Sapir, Y. Tzuk, and S. Rosenwaks, "Recent Advances in Solid Fueled Pulsed Short-Wavelength Chemical Lasers Research" (invited paper), SPIE 1031, 340 (1989). I. Bar, T. Ben-Porat, A. Cohen, D. Heflinger, G. Miron, Y. Tzuk and S. Rosenwaks, "Studies of Short Wavelength Chemical Lasers: Enhanced Emission of Pb Atoms Following Detonation of Lead Azide via a Supersonic Nozzle", SPIE 1397, 169 (1991). O. Aharon, A. Elior, M. Herskowitz, E. Lebiush and S. Rosenwaks, "Experiment and Modeling of O2(1) Generation in a Bubble Column Type Reactor for Chemically Pumped Iodine Lasers", SPIE 1397, 251 (1991). Y. Cohen, D. David, T. Arusi-Parpar, I. Bar, S. Rosenwaks and J.J. Valentini, "ModeSelective Bond Fission in Fundamental Stretchings of HOD" (invited paper), in: "Mode Selective Chemistry", J. Jortner, R.D. Levine and B. Pullman, Editors, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1991, p. 227. I. Bar, Y. Cohen, D. David, T. Arusi-Parpar, S. Rosenwaks and J.J. Valentini, "ModeSpecificity in Photodissociation of Fundamental Stretchings of HOD", J. Physique C7, 651 (1991). S. Rosenwaks, I. Bar, T. Ben-Porat, A. Cohen, D. Heflinger and Y. Tzuk, "Feasibility Studies of a Visible Chemical Laser from the Detonation Products of Lead Azide",AIAA 92-3034 (1992). S. Rosenwaks, T. Arusi-Parpar, I. Bar, P. Bouchardy, Y. Cohen, D. David, F. Grisch, D. Heflinger, M. Pealat, A. Strugano, J. P. Taran and J. J. Valentini, "Application of Stimulated Raman Excitation and Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy to Molecular Dynamics and Gasdynamics", Nonlinear Optics 5, 33 (1993). Y. Tzuk, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Flow Visualization of the Cloud of Products of Detonated Lead Azide", SPIE 1810, 188 (1993). S. Rosenwaks, "The Search for Short-Wavelength Chemical Lasers - an Overview" (invited paper), SPIE 1810, 232 (1993). B.D. Barmashenko, A. Elior, E. Lebiush and S. Rosenwaks, "The Effect of Mixing on Iodine 11 Dissociation, Population Inversion and Lasing in Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers", SPIE 1810, 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 509 (1993). B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Modeling of High Pressure O2(1) Generators for Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers", SPIE 1810, 513 (1993). S. Rosenwaks, "Trends in High Energy Laser Research in Israel - an Overview" (invited paper), AIAA 93-3151 (1993). S. Rosenwaks, T. Ben-Porat, D. Heflinger, Y. Tzuk and I. Bar, "Studies of Detonations as a Potential Source for Visible Chemical Lasers", AIAA 93-3206 (1993). I. Bar, M. Klebanov, V. Lyubin, S. Rosenwaks, S. Shtutina and V. Volterra, "Photoresists Based on Chalcogenide Glasses for Submicron Lithography", SPIE 1972, 251 (1993). E. Jacobson, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "Neutralizing Halogenated Hydrocarbons (CFC's and Halons)", Proc. Halon Alternatives Technical Working Conf., p. 583 (1993). S. Rosenwaks, "COIL Research in Israel", AIAA 94-2418 (1994). B.D. Barmashenko, A. Elior, E. Lebiush and S. Rosenwaks, "Gain and Power in COILS Theory and Experiment", AIAA 94-2434 (1994). T. Arusi-Parpar, Y. Cohen, D. David, I. Bar, and S. Rosenwaks, "Utilization of Stimulated Raman Excitation and Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering in Studies of Bond- and ModeSelective Chemistry", J. Physique C4, 725 (1994). I. Bar, S. Rosenwaks and E. Jacobson, "Destruction and Reuse of Halons", Proc. Conf. Fire Safety - without Halons? Zurich 1994, p. 308. M. Klebanov, S. Shtutina, I. Bar, V. Lyubin, S. Rosenwaks and V. Volterra, "Films of Chalcogenide Glasses as Perspecitve Materials for Optical information Recording", SPIE 2426, 198 (1995). S. Rosenwaks, A. Elior, B.D. Barmashenko, E. Lebiush and I. Blayvas, "Parametric Studies of a Small Scale Supersonic COIL", SPIE 2502, 238 (1995). D. David, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, "State-Specific Polarization Spectroscopy of the Photodissociation of Rovibrationally Excited Water prepared by Stimulated Raman Excitation", Nonlinear Optics 11, 13 (1995). 35. S. Eisenbach, H. Lotem, S. Gabay and S. Rosenwaks, "Breakdown of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in CS2 Liquid at High Pulse Repetition Rate", Nonlinear Optics 11, 61 (1995). 36. B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Theoretical Modeling of Iodine Dissociation in COILS", AIAA 95-1924 (1995). B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Simple Analytical Expressions for the Optical Extraction Efficiency from COILs with Different Kinds of Resonators", AIAA 95-1925 (1995). B. D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, "Analysis of Lasing in COILs with Wide Aperture of the Mirrors in the Resonator", SPIE 3092, 682 (1997). S. Rosenwaks, I. Blayvas, B. D. Barmashenko, D. Furman and M.V. Zagidullin, "Experimental Study of a Small Scale COIL Using a Jet Type Generator of Singlet Oxygen", SPIE 3092, 690 37. 38. 39. (1997). 12 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. M. Lando, J. Kagan, Y. Shimony, Y. Kalisky, Y. Noter, A. Yogev, S. Rotman and S. Rosenwaks, “Solar Pumped Solid State Laser Program”, SPIE 3110, 196 (1997). S. Rosenwaks, B.D. Barmashenko and D. Furman and, "Results of Recent Experiments on a Small Scale COIL/Jet Generator System", AIAA 97-2389 (1997). B.D. Barmashenko, D. Furman and S. Rosenwaks, "Modeling of Lasing in COILs with Stable Resonators", AIAA 97-2390 (1997). D. Furman, B.D. Barmashenko and S. Rosenwaks, “Parametric Studies of a Small Scale Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser/Jet Generator System: Recent Achievements” (invited paper), SPIE 3268, 146 (1998). R.P. Schmid, Y. Ganot, T. Arusi-Parpar, R.-J. Li, I. Bar and S. Rosenwaks, “State-Selective Dissociation of Acetylene Isotopomers” (invited paper), SPIE 3271, 28 (1998). B.D. Barmashenko, D. Furman and S. Rosenwaks, “Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser Investigations in Israel” (invited paper), SPIE 3574, 273 (1998). B.D. Barmashenko, D. Furman, E. Bruins and S. Rosenwaks, “Iodine Dissociation and Small Signal Gain in Supersonic COILs”, AIAA 99-3427 (1999). 47. S. Rosenwaks, D. Furman, E. Bruins and B.D. Barmashenko, “Gain Diagnostic in a Supersonic COIL with Transonic Injection of Iodine”, AIAA 99-3428 (1999). 48. S. Rosenwaks, D. Furman, E. Bruins, V. Rybalkin and D. Barmashenko, “Gain, Yield and Water Vapor Diagnostics in Supersonic COILs with Different Schemes of Iodine Injection”, 49. 50. 51. 52. AIAA 2000-2491 (2000). S. Rosenwaks, E. Bruins, D. Furman, V. Rybalkin and B.D. Barmashenko, ”Supersonic COIL with Iodine Injection in Transonic and Supersonic Sections of the Nozzle”, SPIE 4184, 19 (2001). B.D. Barmashenko, E. Bruins, D. Furman, V. Rybalkin and S. Rosenwaks, “Iodine Dissociation in Supersonic COILs with Different Schemes of Iodine Mixing”, SPIE 4184, 66 (2001). S. Rosenwaks, B.D. Barmashenko, D. Furman, E. Bruins and V. Rybalkin, “Current Status of Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser Research” (invited paper), SPIE 4351, 72 (2001). S. Rosenwaks, B. D. Barmashenko, E. Bruins, D. Furman, A. Katz and V. Rybalkin, “Gain and Temperature in a Slit Nozzle Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser with Transonic and Supersonic Injection of Iodine”, (invited paper), SPIE 4631, 23 (2002). 53. B. D. Barmashenko, E. Bruins, D. Furman, V. Rybalkin and S. Rosenwaks, “Modeling of the Gain, Temperature and Iodine Dissociation Fraction in a Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser”, SPIE 4631, 74 (2002). Invited and Plenary Lectures 1. Gentner Symposium, Germany (8/1986). 2. Israel Physical Society Annual Meeting (4/1987). 3. Laser M 2 P Conference, France (7/1987). 13 4. Short-Wavelength Chemical Lasers Conference, USA (10/1987). 5. SPIE Conference, USA (1/1988). 6. Israel Chemical Society Meeting on Molecular Dynamics and Photophysics (5/1988). 7. GCL-7 Symposium, Austria (8/1988). 8. Chemical Reaction Dynamics Meeting, Israel (8/1988). 9. Industrial Research Institute, Japan (10/1988). 10. Laser Institute of Japan (10/1988). 11. Madrid Laser Conference, Spain (12/1988). 12. Community of European Countries-Israel Workshop, Israel (1/1989). 13. Israel Physical Society Annual Meeting (4/1989). 14. Chemistry of Energetic Azides Conference, USA (4/1989). 15. Israel Chemical Society Annual Meeting (2/1990). 16. The 24th Jerusalem Symposium in Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry (5/1991). 17. The James Franck Symposium on Laser-Matter Interaction, Germany (12/1991). 18. 2nd French-Israeli Symposium on Nonlinear Optics, France (5/1992). 19. GCL-9 Symposium, Greece (9/1992). 20. 1st Chinese-Israeli Binational Symposium on Reaction Dynamics and Laser Chemistry, China (10/1992). 21. Workshop on Reaction Dynamics and Laser Chemistry, China (10/1992). 22. 24th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, USA (7/1993). 23. 7th European Workshop on Molecular Spectroscopy and Photon-Induced Dynamics, Italy (11/1993). 24. 3rd Laser M 2 P Conference, France (12/1993). 25. The James Franck Symposium on Laser-Matter Interaction, Germany (12/1993). 26. Israel Chemical Society Annual Meeting (2/1994). 27. CLEO/Europe, The Netherlands (9/1994). 28. Israel Chemical Society Annual Meeting (2/1995). 29. The E.D. Bergman Memorial Meeting, Israel (6/1995). 30. The James Franck Symposium on Laser-Matter Interaction, Germany (12/1995). 31. Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry, India (1/1996). 32. Israel Physical Society Annual Meeting (4/1996). 33. 1st Czech-Israeli Symposium on Structure and Dynamics in Chemistry and Biodisciplines, Czech Republic (4/1996). 34. CLEO/Europe, Germany (9/1996). 35. The James Franck Symposium on Laser-Matter Interaction, Israel (1/1997). 36. Chinese-Israeli Workshop on Lasers and Electro-optics, Israel (3/1997). 37. XVI European CARS Workshop, Germany (3/1997). 38. Gas and Chemical Lasers and Intense Beam Applications Symposium, USA (1/1998). 14 39. Laser Techniques for State-Selected and State-to-State Chemistry IV Symposium, USA (1/1998). 40. Israel Chemical Society Annual Meeting (2/1998). 41. The James Franck Symposium on Laser-Matter Interaction, Germany (2/1998). 42. Workshop on Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers, The Czech Republic (5/1998). 43. 1998 Conference on Physical Chemistry, Australia (7/1998). 44. GCL/HPL-12 Symposium, Russia (8/1998). 45. Joint Polish-German Conference on Modern Optics, Poland (9/1998). 46. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (4/1999). 47. Workshop on Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers, The Czech Republic (10/1999). 48. Research Workshop on the Interactions between Chemistry, Physics and Dynamics In the Troposphere, Israel (10/1999). 49. James Franck Symosium 2000, Germany (2/2000). 50. LaserOptics-2000, Russia (6/2000). 51. The Seventh National Chemical Dynamics Conference, China (8/2000). 52. COIL R&D Workshop, The Czech Republic (5/2001). 53. Gas and Chemical Lasers and Intense Beam Applications IV, USA (1/2002). 54. Taiwan-Israeli Binational Symposium on Reaction Dynamics Dynamics, Taiwan (5/2002). 55. The James Franck Symposium on Laser-Matter Interaction, Germany (7/2002). 56. The Kinetics and Dynamics of Elementary Gas-Phase Reactions, UK (9/2002). 57. LaserOptics-2003, Russia (6/2003). Patents 1. Chemical Laser (infrared), Israel, patent no. 64884 granted 15.5.85. 2. Chemical Laser (infrared), USA, patent no. 4.553.243 granted 12.11.85. 3. Chemical Laser (infrared), UK, patent no. 2113906 granted 5.6.86. 4. Chemical Laser (infrared), France, patent no. 8300672 granted 18.12.87. 5. Solid Fueled Supersonic Pulsed Short Wavelength Chemical Lasers, USA, patent no. 4,807,244 6. 7. 8. 9. granted 21.2.89 . Solid Fueled Supersonic Pulsed Short Wavelength Chemical Lasers, UK, patent no. 2188770 granted 28.12.89. Solid Fueled Supersonic Pulsed Short Wavelength Chemical Lasers, Israel, patent no.78405 granted 11.9.90. Solid Fueled Supersonic Pulsed Short Wavelength Chemical Lasers, Canada, patent no. 1,279,919 granted 5.2.91. Solid Fueled Supersonic Pulsed Short Wavelength Chemical Lasers, Application for FRG patent no. 3,710,9413, 1.4.86. 15 10. Methods for Detection and Discrimination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Monoaromatics Based on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Application for Israeli patent no. 145687, October 2001. Previous Coworkers, M.Sc., Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Students 1. Avraham Rotem: "Expanding the Spectral Range of a Powerful IR Laser into the Visible and the UV Range" (M.Sc., 1979). 2. Jehuda Bachar: "Energy Transfer from Metastable Oxygen, O2(1∆), and Development of a Compact Oxygen-Iodine Laser" (M.Sc., 1982). 3. Israel Nadler: 4. Michael Amit: 5. Gad Rawnitzki: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. "Energy Transfer from Electronically Excited Nitrogen Molecules" (Ph.D., 1982). "High Power Dye Laser Pumped by a Copper Vapor Laser" (M.Sc., 1983, co-supervisor: Dr. L.A. Levin). "Energy Transfer Rate Constants from N2(A3∑+u) and Metastable Rare Gases to Metal Atoms" (M.Sc., 1983). Avraham Rotem: "Coupling and Quenching Processes in Electronic States of Nitrogen Molecules" (Ph.D., 1984). Dina Schwartz-Lavi: "Dissociation Dynamics of Large Molecules via Selective Electronic Excitation" (M.Sc., 1984). Rafi Lavi: "Direct Observation and Control of Unimolecular Reactions by Overtone Pumping" (M.Sc., 1984). Ilana Bar: "Laser Induced Processes in Polyatomic Molecules" (Postdoc., 1983-5). John R. Doughty: "Fluid Dynamics of Chemical Lasers" (Senior Researcher, 1985-6). Jehuda Bachar: "Interaction of Metastable Oxygen with Heavy Metal Atoms and their Oxides" (Ph.D., 1987). Dina Schwartz-Lavi: "Investigation of Unimolecular reactions via Selective Excitation" (Ph.D., 1988). Rafi Lavi: Yitzhak Mayo: "Dynamics of Unimolecular Decomposition" (Ph.D., 1988). "Energy Transfer from O2(1∆, 1∑) to Atoms and Diatomic Oxides" (M.Sc., 1989). Gavriel Bialolenker: "Characteristics of Flow in Dye Laser Cells Pumped by Copper Vapor Lasers" (M.Sc., 1989, co-supervisor: Dr. D. Levron). Yitshak Tzuk: "Modeling of Detonation of Energetic Materials" (M.Sc., 1989). Peter Marcus: "Unimolecular Reactions of Alkyl Nitrites" (Ph.D.,1989, cosupervisor: Dr. I. Platzner). Dov Heflinger: "Chemiluminescece from Detonation of Lead Azide" (M.Sc., 1990). Boaz Kenan: "Dynamics of Electronic and Vibrational Excitation in H2O" (M.Sc., 1990). 16 20. Ofer Aharon: "Experiment and Modeling of O2(1∆) Generation in a Bubble Column 22. 23. Type Reactor for Chemically Pumped Iodine lasers" (M.Sc., 1990, cosupervisor: Prof. M. Herskowitz ). Anat Cohen (Ben-Tov): "Time resolved Spectroscopy of Lead Atoms Obtained via Detonation of Lead Azide" (M.Sc., 1991). Yaakov Cohen: "Photodissociation of Vibrationally Excited HOD" (M.Sc., 1992). Eyal Lebiush: "Diagnostics of O2(1∆, 1∑) in Chemical Lasers" (M.Sc., 1992). 24. Ronen Halfon: "Feasibility of Adiabatic Following in Split and Degenerate Three Level Systems Using Pulsed Lasers" (M.Sc., 1992, co-supervisor: Dr. J. Oreg). 25. Yitshak Tzuk: 26. Dov Heflinger: 27. 28. Tsvi Ben-Porat: Avi Strugano: "Dynamics of the Detonation Products of Primary Explosives" (Ph.D., 1992). "Spectroscopy and Kinetics of Decomposition Products of Lead Azide" (Ph.D., 1992). "Detection of Ionic Species in Detonation" (M.Sc., 1993). "CARS Spectroscopy of H2O" (M.Sc., 1993). 29. 30. Talia Parpar: Luz Erez: "Reactions of Vibrationally Excited Molecules" (M.Sc., 1993). "Turbulent Mixing of Gases Assited by Shock Waves" (M.Sc., 1993., co-supervisor: Dr. L.A. Levin). 31. Doron David: 32. Ariel Elior: 33. Pinhas Blau: 34. Shlomo Eisenbach: 35. Yaakov Cohen: "State-to-State Photodissociation Dynamics of Triatomic Molecules" (Ph.D., 1993). "Dynamics of Supersonic Oxygen-Iodine Chemical Laser" (Ph.D., 1994). "Investigation of Copper Vapor Laser Plasma Parameters and Electrical Dischatrge" (Ph.D., 1994, co-supervisor: Dr. I. Smilanski). "Breakdown of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Liquids for Lasers of High Pulse Repetition Rate" (M.Sc., 1994, co-supervisor: Dr. H. Lotem). "Mode-Selective Bond Fission in Vibrationally Excited HOD" (Ph.D., 21. 36. Eyal Lebiush: 37. 38. Arjen F. Linskens: Gideon Miron: 39. Patrick Knupfer: 1995). "Parametric Studies of the Gain in Supersonic Oxygen-Iodine Chemical Laser " (Ph.D., 1995). "Coherent Population Transfer" (Postdoc., 1994-5). "Parametric Study of a Supersonic Unsteady Flow in a Nozzle for a Lead Azide Laser" (M.Sc., 1995, co-supervisor: Prof. O. Igra). "Atmospheric Chemistry" (Postdoc., 1994-5). 40. 41. Aviva Melchior: Ilya Blayvas: "Reactions of HCF's and HCFC's Compounds" (M.Sc., 1996). "Power Optimization of a Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser Energized by a Singlet Oxygen Jet Generator" (M.Sc., 1996). 17 42. Adi Weisz: "The Effect of Phase and Amplitude Fluctuation on Adiabatic. Excitation of the Sodium Atom via Subsequent Laser Pulses" (M.Sc., 1996, co-supervisor: Dr. J. Oreg). "Mode-Selective Chemistry" (Postdoc., 1994-6). "Advanced Chemical Iodine Lasers" (M.Sc., 1997). "The Influence of Rovibrational Excitation on Selective Bond Fission in C2H2 and C2HD" (Ph.D., 1997). 43. 44. 45. Run-Jun Li: Dov Furman: Talia Arusi-Parpar: 46. Yosef Assor: 47. Reiner Schmid: 48. Nicolas Daugey: 49. Shaul Pearl: 50. 51. 52. 53. Philippe Le Boulanger:“Novel Solid-State Lasers” (Postdoc, 1998-9). Jinian Shu: Sensitive Detection of Radicals from Dissociation of Large Molecules” (Postdoc, 1998-9). Xiangling Chen: “Three Body Photodissociation” (Postdoc, 1999-0). Christophe Labbe: Diode Pumped Solid-State Lasers” (Postdoc, 1999-0). 54. Vadim Dobrosin: 55. Lianbin Li: 56. Aviva Melchior: 57. 58. Sharone Goldring: Dov Furman: 59. Esther Bruins: 60. Alexander Portnov: 61. Gavriela Dorfman: 62. 63. Sheng Xinzhi: Victor Rybalkin: "New Dyes for Lasers Pumped by Copper Vapor and Nd:YAG Lasers" (M.Sc., 1997, co-supervisor: Dr. Z. Burshtein). "Reactions of Vibrationally Excited Molecules" (Postdoc, 1996-7). "Features of NO from Nitro Compounds Decomposition" (Postdoc, 1996-8). "Intracavity Frequency Doubling in a Passively Switched CW Laser" (M.Sc., 1998, co-supervisors: Dr. H. Lotem and Dr. Y. Shimony). “Frequency Conversion of Solar-Pumped Nd:YAG Laser” (M.Sc., 2000, co-superviser: Dr. M. Lando). “Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation of Polyatomic Molecules” (Postdoc, 2000). “Intramolecular Dynamics in Photodissociation of Vibrationless and Vibrationally Excited Hydrochlorfluorocarbons" (Ph.D., 2000). “Diode Pumped Tm:YAG Laser” (M.Sc., 2001). "Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser Combined with Jet Generator of Singlet Oxygen" (Ph.D., 2001). “Gain, Temperature and I2 Dissociation in the Supersonic Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser: Comparison between Model and Experiment” (M.Sc., 2001). “Detection of Solid Nitrocompounds by Laser Based Spectroscopic Methods” (M.Sc., 2002). “Molecular Dynamics in Photodissociation of Vibrationallly Excited Hydrochloroflurocarbons” (M.Sc., 2002). “Photodissociation of Polyatomic Molecules” (Postdoc, 2001-2). "Novel Mixing Schemes in Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers” (M.Sc., 2002). 18 Present Coworkers, M.Sc., Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Students 1. Ilana Bar: "Laser Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry" (Senior Researcher). 2. Boris Barmashenko: "Chemical Lasers" (Senior Researcher). 3. Aviva Melchior: "Dynamics of Reactive Flows" (Researcher). 4. Yuval Ganot: “Photolysis of Acetylene and Propyne: Vibrational and Roataional Effects” (Ph.D.). 5. Shaul Pearl: “Investigation of the Spatial and Spectral Profile of a Beam Generated by Optical Paramtric Processes” (Ph.D., cosupervisor: Dr. Shlomo Pastig). 6. Victor Rybalkin: "Excitation Mechnisms in Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers” (Ph.D.). 7. 8. 9. 10. Alexander Portnov: Arje Katz: Ran Marom: Erez Azrad: 11. 12. Doron Nave: Sharone Goldring: 13. “Time-of-Flight Rydberg States Tagging” (Ph.D.). “Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Lasers” (Ph.D.). “Mechanisms of Photodissociation” (M.Sc.). “Laser Spectroscopy of Polyatomics” (M.Sc.). “Laser Based Diagnostics of Biomaterilas” (M.Sc.). “Dynamics of Transitions between Thermally Populated Ionic Levels in Crystals” (Ph.D., co-supervisor: Dr. Rafi Lavi) Marina Yuzhelevsky “Mode-Selective Chemistry” (Ph.D.).