Scope and venue:
Studying chemical
reactions requires a detailed knowledge of the underlying potential-energy
surfaces (PESs) that govern the nuclear motion. There
is growing experimental evidence that many dynamic processes at surfaces are
non-adiabatic, i.e., excited states of the system play an important role and
the process can no longer be described by the Born-Oppenheimer ground state PES
alone. The aim of the proposed workshop is to bring together scientists working
on different approaches for excited state PESs and
distinguished experimentalists to discuss and promote advances in this field.
With 40-50 participants and Schloss Reisensburg's
picturesque setting on a hill close to Günzburg, the
workshop will provide a stimulating atmosphere for deep, informal discussions
between the experts from hitherto somehow separate communities.
Funding:
