Douglas T. Petkie

Department of Physics
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton OH 45435-0001

Office Phone: 937-775-3124
Email: doug.petkie@wright.edu

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Work in Progress (OSU Microwavers only)


I received my Ph.D in Physics working in the Microwave Laboratory under the supervision of Frank C. DeLucia.

Research Activities:

Development of a millimeter/submillimeter-wave spectrometer that incorperates a free-running, Russian-made Backward Wave Oscillator.
 [IMAGE] of hno3 spectra.
Figure 1 - HNO3 spectra recorded with the spectrometer. Click on graph to see the entire spectra.
High-resolution spectra of atmospheric related molecules.
Currently working on the v3 vibrational state of hydrogen peroxide.
Recently published (JMS) the n=0,1 torsional states of the ground vibrational state of hydrogen peroxide.

Other Activities:

My wife, Lisa, and I were lucky enough to spend our honeymoon in Ireland. Here are some pictures of Ireland.
(231k) View of Mountains on the Dingle Peninsula
(142k) Old Church
(136k) Town of Quinn
(108k) Bay on the Dingle Peninsula

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