Thomas J. Morgan
Foss Professor of Physics
Exley Science Center, 245860-685-2048
Professor of Physics
Exley Science Center, 09860-685-2049
BA Montana State University
BS Montana State University
MAA Wesleyan University
MSC University of California, Berkeley
PHD University of California, Berkeley
Thomas J. Morgan
My lab unifies laser technology with particle accelerator technology to produce a sophisticated spectrometer for precision studies of high energy molecular states. The preparation of these states involves two steps; the first stage utilizes a collision process to prepare a metastable state of a molecule in a fast beam. In the second stage a laser beam or beams overlaps the fast beam coaxially and results in a transition from the metastable state to a higher energy state. These states can be identified via autoionization and electric field ionization. Using this experimental approach, work is under way to study the high-energy spectrum of triplet molecular hydrogen, in particular ion-pair states referred to as Heavy Rydberg States.
BA Carroll College, Helena, Montana
BS Montana State University, Bozman, Montana
MS University of California, Berkeley
Ph. D. University of California, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Fellow - Queen's University, Belfast, N. Ireland
Senior Scholar, Fulbright Fellow
JILA Fellow, University of Colorado, Boulder
Honorary Professor, Queen's University, Belfast, N. Ireland
Academic Affiliations
Office Hours
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Courses
Spring 2021
PHYS 215 - 01
Special Relativity
PHYS 219 - 01
Intro to Contemporary Physics
PHYS 508 - 01
Atomic & Molecular Physics Sem