Professor Richard Dixon

Professor Richard Dixon
BSc(Lond), PhD(Cantab), ScD(Cantab), FRS, FRSC, CChem

Emeritus Professor in Chemistry
Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry

Office WS404
Cantock's Close,
Clifton, Bristol BS8 1TS
(See a map)

Tel. +44 (0) 117 928 7661
r.n.dixon@bristol.ac.uk

Research summary

My research involves the development and application of optical spectroscopy to Chemistry, and in particular the quantitative, quantum dynamical analysis of complex molecular dynamics.

Currently the applications of laser based techniques, quantum chemistry, and time-dependent quantum theory to photodissociation dynamics have become its major themes.

The target molecules include polyatomic radicals of relevance in atmospheric and/or combustion chemistry, small molecular ions, and aromatic chromophores. Much of this work is in collaboration with Professor Mike Ashfold, and some with Professor Xueming Yang of Dalian, China.

Recent publications

King, GA, Oliver, TAA, Dixon, RN & Ashfold, MNR 2012, ‘Vibrational energy redistribution in catechol during ultraviolet photolysis’. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol 14., pp. 3338-3345
Zaouris, DK, Wenge, AM, Murdock, D, Oliver, TAA, Richmond, G, Ritchie, GAD, Dixon, RN & Ashfold, MNR 2011, ‘Conformer specific dissociation dynamics of iodocyclohexane studied by velocity map imaging’. Journal of Chemical Physics, vol 135., pp. -

School of Chemistry

Professor Richard Dixon