/sci/ - Science & Math

>>6915968
I want to design a system of some kind that will photodissociate isolated diatomic molecules. I began by looking at Einstein's treatment of absorption and emission rates, molecular orbital geometry, the Morse potential and various other topics.

I'm not sure how exactly to tackle this. It seems like all the stuff i've looked at is useful but im not sure where to go from here. I first want to look at the case of an individual molecule and what wavelength of photons needed to dissociate. Also, how do i know the electrons will absorb these photons? Why not the nucleus? After i figure out the theoretical case for one molecule, im confident in my ability to apply stat mech but i'd appreciate advice on this anyway.

>I have a B.S. in physics (honors quantum and E&M), in case you're taking into account my education