dc.contributor.advisor | Varga, Kálmán, 1963- | |
dc.contributor.author | Atkinson, Mackenzie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-01T21:21:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-01T21:21:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-04-22 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5191 | |
dc.description.abstract | Time Dependent Density Functional Theory is used to probe the
structure of matter. Coulomb explosion of small hydrocarbons driven by
strong laser pulses and electron holography of molecules are studied
in a theoretical framework. The spectra of the ejected protons
obtained computationally is in good agreement with experimental data
of Coulomb explosion. TDDFT allowed us to obtain time-dependent data,
giving us a deeper understanding of the process. Our computational
approach to electron holography provides 3-d reconstructions of simple
molecules. Further investigation is needed in order to reconstruct
larger molecules. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University. Department of Physics and Astronomy | en_US |
dc.subject | DFT | en_US |
dc.subject | TDDFT | en_US |
dc.subject | Time dependence | en_US |
dc.subject | Coulomb explosion | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nanostructures | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Density functionals | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Electron holography | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Coulomb excitation | en_US |
dc.title | Simulations of Nano-Structures in Time Dependent External Fields | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.college | College of Arts and Science | en_US |
dc.description.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | en_US |