Current Research

    We are interested in polarized electron physics. Our work involves studies of polarized electrons scattering from atomic and chiral molecular targets, the development of novel sources of polarized electrons and electron polarimeters, and investigations of the fundamental nature of the electron. We are funded by the Physics Division of the National Science Foundation.

Recent Key Publications

A.S. Green, G.A.Gallup, M.A. Rosenberry, and T.J. Gay, "Spin-Exchange-Induced Circularly-Polarized Molecular Fluorescence", Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 093201 (2004).

K.W. McLaughlin, O. Yenen, D.H. Jaecks, T.J. Gay, M.M Sant'Anna, D. Calabrese, and B. Jordan-Thaden, "The Effect of Relativistic Many-Electron Interactions on Photoelectron Partial-Wave Probabilities", Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 123003 (2002).

M.A. Khakoo, D. Roundy, C. Hicks, N. Margolis, E. Yeung, A.W. Ross, and T.J. Gay, "Monte Carlo Studies of Mott Scattering Asymmetrics from Gold Foils", Phys. Rev. A 64, 052713 (2001).

T. G. Anderson, B. G. Birdsey, S. M. Woeher, M. A. Rosenberry, T. J. Gay, “A Theoretical Study of the Effects of Insulators on Electon Transport Through Electrostatic Tube Lenses”, Rev. Sci. Instr. 72, 2923 (2001).

G. A. Gallup, H. Batelaan, T. J. Gay, “Quantum Mechanical Analysis of a Longitudinal Stern-Gerlach Effect”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 4508 (2001).

M. A. Rosenberry, H. Batelaan, J. P. Reyes, T. J. Gay, “Progress with Optically Pumped Sources of Polarized Electrons”, 2001 Missouri-Rolla Conference Submission (Sans figures, temporarily).

H.M. Al-Khateeb, B.G. Birdsey, T.J. Gay, "Angular Momentum Partitioning and Hexacontatetrapole Moments in Impulsively Excited Argon Ions", Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 4040 (2000).