Ruvin FERBER

Born: December 13, 1946, Riga, Latvia

Interests:

• Experimental and theoretical studies of diatomic molecules by optical methods;
• Molecules in external electric and magnetic field: basic properties and applications;
• Foundations of physics.

Languages: Russian, Latvian, English

Education:

• University of Latvia (Faculty of Physics and Mathematics) 1971
• Postgraduate, University of Latvia, 1975-1978
• Dr.phys. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), University of Latvia, 1979
• Dr.habil. phys. (Doctor of Science in former USSR), St-Petersburg (Leningrad) State University, 1988
• In service training, Department of Atomic Physics, Utrecht University (the Netherlands), 1997.

 

Experience:

• Senior technician, Engineer, Division of Experimental Physics, Department of Physics, University of Latvia, 1971-1977;
• Assistant professor (1978-1984), Associate professor (1984-1989) and Professor (1989 -) Division of Experimental Physics, Department of Physics, University of Latvia
• Head of the Laboratory of Optical Polarizatoin of Molecules at the Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, 1994 -

 

Honors and Awards:

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2000
• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2006
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Hanle prize, 1992

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• Member, Latvian Scientist Union, 1992
• Member, Latvian Physical Society, 1999
• Member, American Physical Society, 1993
• Chairman, The Habilitation and Promotion Council in Physics, University of Latvia, 1997-1999

 

Courses:

University of Latvia:

• Optics (Basic Physics course)
• Atomic Physics (Basic Physics course)
• Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules
• Evolution of Physics

 

Research Projects:

• R.Ferber (Principal Investigator). Separation of First and Second Order Zeeman and Stark Effects in Electronically Excited Diatomic Molecules. International Science Foundation (New York) Long-Term Research Grants Program (1994-1995).
• R.Ferber (Project Coordinator). Lasers, Atoms and Molecules: Dynamical Interactions. European Community PECO Collaboration grant at EU HCM (Networks) program (1995-1997).
• R.Ferber (Project Coordinator). Laser-Molecule Interaction in Strong Fields. Collaborative Project with Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1997.
• R.Ferber (Project Coordinator). Perturbation Studies in Diatomic Alkali Molecules by Optical Multiple Resonance Spectroscopy. USA National Research Council Twinning Program with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, (1997 - 1999).
• R.Ferber (Co-ordinator of Latvian Part of Project) Photodisociation Dynamics of Alkali Halide Molecules by Sub-Doppler Spectroscopy of Polarized Atomic Photofragments. NATO Collaborative Linkage Grant (2001-2002)
• R.Ferber (Head of Project). Studies of Radiative, Magnetic and Electric Properties of Diatomic Molecules Using Laser Spectroscopy Methods in External Fields. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000).
• R.Ferber (Head of Project). Structure and Dynamics of Diatomic Molecules: Experiment and Theory. Latvian Council of Science (2001 - 2004).
• R.Ferber (Head of Project). Laser Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules and Atoms in External Fields. Latvian Council of Science (2005 - ).
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Recent/Representative Publications:

Monograph:

• M.Auzinsh, R.Ferber, Optical Polarization of Molecules. 1995, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 306 pp.; second ed. 2005, 306 pp.

Articles in Scientific Journals:

• A.V.Stolyarov, I.P.Klincare, M.P.Auzinsh, M.Ya.Tamanis, R.S.Ferber. Rotational magnetic moment of the Na₂ molecule in A¹S⁺_u state: Perturbation effects. - J.Chem. Phys.,1992, vol.96, pp.3510-3522.
• M.P.Auzinsh, R.S.Ferber. J-selective Stark orientation of molecular rotation in a beam. -  Phys.Rev.Lett., 1992, vol.69, pp.3463-3466.
• R.S.Ferber, Ya.A.Harya, A.V.Stolyarov. Intensities and electronic transition strengths of seven Te₂ visible and IR band systems. -  J.Quant.Spectrosc.Radiat.Trans., 1992, vol.47, pp.143-158.
• A.V.Stolyarov, I.P.Klincare, M.Tamanis, R.S.Ferber. Observation of A¹S⁺_u~b³P_u interaction in g factors of weakly coupled Na₂ A¹S⁺_u state levels. -  J.Chem. Phys., 1993, vol.98, pp.826-835.
• M.P.Auzinsh, R.S.Ferber, Emergence of circularity at linear polarized excitation of molecules. - J.Chem.Phys., 1993, vol.99, pp.5742-5747.
• I.P.Klincare, A.V.Stolyarov, M.P.Auzinsh, M.Ya.Tamanis, R.S.Ferber. Alignment-orientation conversion by quadratic Zeeman effect: Analysis and observation for Te₂. -  J.Chem. Phys., 1993, vol.99, pp.5748-5753.
• E.A.Pazyuk, A.V.Stolyarov, M.Ya.Tamanis, R.S.Ferber. Global deperturbation analysis from energetic, magnetic and radiative measurements: Application to Te₂. -  J.Chem. Phys., 1993, vol.99, pp.7873-7887.
• M.Auzinsh, R.Ferber, A.V.Stolyarov. Separation of quadratic and linear external field effects in high J quantum beats. - J.Chem.Phys., 1994, vol.101, pp.5559-5565.
• E.A.Pazyuk, A.V.Stolyarov, I.V.Ushakov, R.S.Ferber. Propagation of molecular constant variations into Franck-Condon type integrals. -  J.Quant.Spectrosc.Radiat.Trans., 1995, vol.53, pp.565-579.
• M.Auzinsh, A.V.Stolyarov, M.Tamanis, R.S.Ferber. Magnetic field induced alignement-orientation conversion: Non-linear energy shift and predissociation in Te₂ B1_u state. -  J.Chem.Phys., 1994, vol.105, pp.37-49.
• I.Jackowska, W.Jastrzæbski, R.Ferber, O.Nikolayeva, P.Kowalczyk. Reanalysis of the A¹S⁺_u state of Na₂ by polarization labelling spectroscopy. - Mol.Phys., 1996, vol. 89, pp.1719-1724.
• R.Ferber. A missing link: What lies behind de Broglie’s "periodic phenomenon"? -  Foundation of Physics Letters, 1996, vol.9, pp. 575-586
• M.Tamanis, M.Auzinsh, I.Klincare, O.Nikolayeva, A.V.Stolyarov, R.Ferber. NaK D¹P electric dipole moment measurement by Stark level crossing and e-f mixing spectroscopy. -  J.Chem.Phys., 1997, vol.106, pp.2195-2204.
• R.Ferber, P.Kowalczyk, W.Jastrzæbski. Line intensities in V-type polarization labelling spectroscopy of diatomic molecules. - J.Quant.Spectrosc.Radiat.Trans., 1997, vol.58, pp.53-60.
• M.Tamanis, M.Auzinsh, I.Klincare, O.Nikolayeva, R.Ferber, E.A.Pazyuk, A.V.Stolyarov and A.Zaitsevskii. NaK L -doubling and Permanent Electric Dipoles in Low Lying ^1P States: experiment and theory. -   Physical Review A, 1998, vol. 58, No 3, pp. 1932 - 1943.,
• M. Tamanis, M. Auzinsh, I. Klincare, O. Nikolayeva, R. Ferber, A. Zaitsevskii, E.A. Pazyuk, and A.V. Stolyarov, Lifetimes and Transition Dipole Moment Functions of NaK Low Lying Singlet States: empirical and ab initio approach. - J. Chem. Phys., 1998, vol. 109, p. 6725
• E.A.Pazyuk, A.V.Stolyarov, A.Zaitsevskii, R.Ferber, P.Kowalczyk, and C.Techteil. Spin-orbit coupling in the D^{1P ~} d^3P complex of ²³Na³⁹K. -  Molecular Physics, 1999, vol. 96, pp. 955-961.
• O.Nikolayeva, M.Auzinsh, M.Tamanis, and R.Ferber, Electric field induced alignment-orientation conversion in diatomic molecules: analysis and observation for NaK. -  Journal of Molecular Structure, 1999, 480-481, pp.283-287.
• R. Ferber, E.A. Pazyuk, A.V. Stolyarov, A. Zaitsevskii, P. Kowalzcyk, Hongmin Chen, He Wang and William C. Stwalley. The c^{3S +}, b^3P and a^{3S +} states of NaK revisited. -  J. Chem. Phys., 2000, vol. 112, No 13, pp. 5740-5750.
• O. Nikolayeva, I. Klincare, M. Auzinsh, M. Tamanis, R. Ferber, E.A. Pazyuk, A.V. Stolyarov, A. Zaitsevskii, and R. Cimiraglia. Permanent electric dipoles in B ^1P and D ^1P states of NaRb: experiment and theory. - J. Chem. Phys., 2000, vol.113, pp.4896-4900
• M.Auzinsh, L.Jayasinghe, L.Oelke, R.Ferber, N.Shafer-Ray. Strobe imaging of electric fields by depolarisation of Rydberg states of Hg. - J.of Phys. D: Applied Physics, 2001, vol.34, pp.1-6
• M.Auzinsh, R.Ferber, O.Nikolayeva, N.Shafer-Ray, M.Tamanis. Influence of the Stark effect on the fluorescence polarization of X¹ S ? B¹? - state laser-excited NaRb: application to the direct imaging of electric fields. - J.of Phys. D: Applied Physics, 2001, vol.34, pp.624-630
• M.Tamanis, R.Ferber, A.Zaitsevskii, E.A.Pazyuk, A.V.Stolyarov, Hongmin Chen, Jianbing Qi, Henry Wang, William C.Stwalley. High-resolution spectroscopy and channel-coupling treatment of the A^{1S +} - b^3P complex of NaRb. - J. Chem. Phys., 2002, vol.117, pp.7980 – 7988.
• A.Zaitsevski, R.Ferber, R.Cimiraglia. Ab initio quasirelativistic calculations on angular momentum and magnetic couplings of molecular electronic states.- Chem. Phys. Lett., 2002, vol.356, pp.277-283.
• O.Docenko, M.Tamanis, R.Ferbers, A.Pashov, H.Knockel, E.Tiemann. Spectroscopic studies of NaCs for the ground state asymptote of Na+Cs pairs. – European Physical Journal D, 2004, vol.31, pp.205-211.
• O.Docenko, M.Tamanis, R.Ferber, A.Pashov, H.Knöckel, E.Tiemann. The D¹? state of the NaRb molecule. – European Physical Journal D, 2005, vol.36, pp.49-55. (Highlight Paper)
• A.Pashov, O.Docenko, M.Tamanis, R.Ferber,  H.Knöckel, E.Tiemann. Experimental study of the long range interactions between a Na (3S) and Rb (3S)atom. - SPIE Proceedings, 2005, 5830, p.236.
• W.Jastrzebski, P.Kortyka, P.Kowalczyk, O.Docenko, M.Tamanis, R.Ferber, A.Pashov, H.Knöckel, E.Tiemann. Accurate characterization of the C(3)^{1S +} state of the NaRb molecule. - European Physical Journal D, 2005,  pp.57-65.
• M.Auzinsh, K.Blush, R.Ferber, F.Gahbauer, A.Jarmola, M.Tamanis. Electric field induced hyperfine level-crossings in (nD)Cs at two-step laser excitation: Experiment and theory. - Optics Communications, 2006, vol. 264, pp. 331-341.

Family: Married since 1970, two children. My son is a medical doctor,  my daughter studies languages at the University of Latvia.

Avocations: History and philosophy of civilization, classics of world cinematography, jazz music, fishing.

Last update 29.12.2006