Education and Experience
Professor of Physics, Albion College, 2005 - present
Visiting Scientist, Oak Ridge National laboratory, 2006-2007
Resident Faculty Director, Oak Ridge Science Semester Program, Fall 2006
Physics Department Chair 2000 - 2003, 2004 - 2006, 2007-present
Associate Professor of Physics, Albion College, 1998 - 2005
Assistant Professor of Physics, Albion College, 1992 - 1998
Visiting Assistant Professor, Albion College, 1991 - 1992
Visiting Assistant Professor, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1990 - 1991
Ph.D. Physics, University of Missouri at Rolla, 1990
M.S. Physics, University of Missouri at Rolla, 1983
B.A. Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1981
Affiliations
- Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Division of History of Physics
Publications
H. Bruhns, H. Kreckel, D. W. Savin, D. G. Seely, and C. C. Havener, “Low energy charge transfer for collisions of Si3+ with atomic hydrogen,” Phys. Rev. A., 77, 06702 (2008).
D. G. Seely, H. Bruhns, D. W. Savin, T. J. Kvale, E. Galutschek, H. Aliabadi, and C. C. Havener, “Rotating dual-wire beam profile monitor optimized for use in merged-beams experiments,” Nucl. Instr. Meth. Ser. A 585, 69 (2008).
C. C. Havener, E. Glutschek, R. Rejoub, and D. G. Seely, “Ion-atom merged-beams measurements,” Nucl. Instr. Meth. Ser B 261, 129 (2007).
B. Seredyuk, H. Bruhns, D. W. Savin, D. Seely, H. Aliabadi, E. Galutschek, and C. C. Havener, “Low-Energy Capture By Ne2+ Ions from H(D),” Phys. Rev. A 75, 054701 (2007).
J. D. Thomas, G.S. Hodges, D.G. Seely, N.A Moroz, and T.J. Kvale “Performance Enhancement Study of an Electrostatic Faraday Cup Detector,” Nucl. Instr. Meth. Ser. A. 536, 11 (2005).
W. W. Williams, D. L. Carpenter, A. M. Covington, J. S. Thompson, T. J. Kvale, and D. G. Seely, “Fine-structure-resolved Laser Photodetachment Electron Spectroscopy of In-,” Phys. Rev. A. 58, 3582 (1998).
T. J. Kvale, A. Sen, and D. G. Seely, “Electron Detachment In Negative Ion-Atom Collisions,” Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference, AIP Conference Proceedings 392, J. L. Duggan and I. L. Morgan, ed., AIP Press, p. 23-5 (1997).
D. R. Schultz, C. O. Reinhold, R. E. Olson, and D. G. Seely, "Differential Cross Sections for State-Selective Electron Capture in Intermediate Energy Proton-Helium Collisions,” Phys. Rev. A. 46, 275 (1992).
D. G. Seely, S. W. Bross, A. D. Gaus, J. W. Edwards, D. R. Schultz, T. J. Gay, J. T. Park, and J. L. Peacher, "Angular Differential Cross Sections for H(2p) Formation by Electron Capture in Intermediate Energy Proton Helium Collisions," Phys. Rev. A 45, R1287 (1992).
J. L. Peacher, E. Redd, D. G. Seely, T. J. Gay, D. M. Blankenship, and J. T. Park, "Elastic Angular Differential Cross Sections for Quasi-One-Electron Collision Systems at Intermediate Energies: (Na+, Li+) + H and (Mg+, Be+) + He," Phys. Rev. A 39, 1760 (1989).
T. J. Gay, E. Redd, D. M. Blankenship, J. T. Park, J. L. Peacher, and D. G. Seely, "Charge Transfer in Quasi-One-Electron Systems at 'High' Energy," J. Phys. B 21, L467 (1988).
E. Redd, T. J. Gay, D. M. Blankenship, J. T. Park, J. L. Peacher, and D. G. Seely, "Angular‑Differential Studies of Excitation in Quasi‑One‑Electron Collisions at 'High' Energy," Phys. Rev. A 36, 3475 (1987).
E. Redd, T. J. Gay, D. M. Blankenship, J. T. Park, J. L. Peacher, and D. G. Seely, "Measurements of Helium Excitation in Be+ - He and Mg+ - He Collisions," Nucl. Instrum. & Methods B24/25, 305 (1987).
T. J. Kvale, D. G. Seely, D. M. Blankenship, E. Redd, T. J. Gay, M. Kimura, E. Rille, J. L. Peacher, and J. T. Park, "Angular Differential Cross Sections for the Excitation of 11S Helium to the 21S and 21P States by 25- to 100-keV-Proton Impact," Phys. Rev. A 32, 1369 (1985).
J. L. Peacher, P. J. Martin, D. G. Seely, J. E. Aldag, T. J. Kvale, E. Redd, D. M. Blankenship, V. C. Sutcliffe, and J. T. Park, "Angular Differential and Total Cross Sections for the Excitation of Atomic Hydrogen to its n=2 Level by 25-150 keV Hydrogen Molecular Ions," Phys. Rev. A 30, 729 (1984).
E. Rille, J. L. Peacher, E. Redd, T. J. Kvale, D. G. Seely, D. M. Blankenship, R. E. Olson, and J. T. Park, "Elastic Differential Cross Sections for Small-Angle Scattering of 25-, 40-, and 60- keV Protons by Atomic Hydrogen," Phys. Rev. A 29, 521 (1984).
E. Rille, J. L. Peacher, D. G. Seely, T. J. Kvale, E. Redd, D. M. Blankenship, and J. T. Park, "Isotope Effect and Momentum Transfer in the Elastic-Scattering Differential Cross Sections for Hydrogen-Isotope Collision Systems," Phys. Rev. A 28, 3642 (1983).
Conference Presentations
D. G. Seely, C. C. Havener, R. Rejoub, “Isotope Effects in Low Energy Ion-Atom Collisions,” 40th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Charlottesville, May 19-23, 2009.
D.G. Seely, F. W. Meyer, H. Zhang, C.C. Havener, “Production Of Long-Lived H2-, HD-, And D2- During Grazing Scattering Collisions Of H2+, H3+, D2+, D3+ and D2H+ Ions With KBr, KCl, And LiF Surfaces,” 20th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort Worth, August 10-15, 2008, AIP Conf. Proc. 1099, 159 (2009). Invited.
J.D. Thomas, T.J. Kvale, S. M. Z. Strasser, D.G. Seely, and C.C. Havener, “Production, Characterization, and Measurement of H(D) Beams on the ORNL Merged-Beams Experiment,” 20th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort Worth, August 10-15, 2008, AIP Conf. Proc. 1099, 154 (2009).
C. C. Havener, D. G. Seely, J. D. Thomas, and T. J. Kvale, “Isotope Effects in Low Energy Ion-Atom Collisions,” 20th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort Worth, August 10-15, 2008, AIP Conf Proc. 1099, 150 (2009).
T. J. Kvale, G. S. Hodges, J. Kange, J.D. Thomas, and D. G. Seely, “Measurements of Total Cross Sections of the n = 2 Excitation of Helium from the Impact of 10-25 keV Protons,” 37th Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Knoxville, May 16–20, 2006.
J. Kang, G. S. Hodges, J. D. Thomas, T. J. Kvale, and D. G. Seely, “Ionization Cross Sections for 10-25 keV Proton Impact on Helium,” Ohio Section APS and MAAPT Joint Spring Meeting, March 31-April 1, 2006.
T. Kvale, S. Cheng, D. Seely, A. Covington, and J. Thompson, “Proposed Negative Ion Beam Accelerator Facility for Photodetachment and Photoionization Experiments at the SRC,” 38th SRC User’s Meeting, Synchrotron Radiation Center, Madison, WI, October 12, 2005.
D. G. Seely , “A Systems-Oriented Approach to the Introductory Electronics Laboratory,” 125th AAPT National Meeting, Boise State University, August 3-7, 2002.
K. Chalut, D. G. Seely, J. S. Thompson, T. J. Kvale, “The Electric Dodecapole Lens System for the Deflection of Charged Particles,” Eighth Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Argonne Nat’l Laboratory (1997).
D. G. Seely, K. Chalut, J. S. Thompson, T. J. Kvale, “The Deflection of Charged Particles in an Electric Dodecapole Field,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 42, 2292 (1997).
S. K. Goff, D. G. Seely, and T. J. Kvale, “Coil Design for a Photodetachment Experiment,” Book of Abstracts, Seventh Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Ilinois, Novermber, 1996.
D. G. Seely, A. Sen, T. J. Kvale, “Measurements of Electron Detachment Cross Sections in 10-50 keV Impact Energy H- + CH4 Collisions,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 41, 1138 (1996).
T. Kvale, Yushan Lu, C. E. Theodosiou, and D. G. Seely, “Excitation of Helium to the n=2 States in Intermediate Energy H- + He Collisions,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc 41, 1074 (1996).
D. Seely, “Using the Netscape Internet Browser as a Multimedia Laboratory Tool”, Fall Meeting of the Michigan Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan, October 18, 1995.
Z. Constan, D. G. Seely, and T. J. Kvale, “Calculation of Atomic Beam Flow in Long Tubes,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 40, 1475 (1995).
T. Kvale, D. G. Seely, J. S. Thompson, I. Martinson, and R. Hellborg, “An Experimental Investigation of the Low-Lying Contiuum States in Be I by Photoexcitation/Photoionization of BeM(1s22s2p) 3P and Photodetachment of Be-(1s22s2p2) 4P”, Workshop on Negative Ions and Correlation Effects, Göteborg University/Chalmers Institute of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, May 22-23, 1995.
M. Henderson, T. Kvale, and D. Seely, “An Integrated Computer-Controlled Data Acquisition System for the UT-NIELS”, 8th National Conference on Undergraduate Research Conference Program and Abstracts, p. VII-100, Western Michigan University, April 14-16, 1994.
V. D. Irby, S. W. Bross, A. D. Gaus, D. G. Seely, J. L. Peacher, and T. J. Gay, "Differential Double-Electron Capture Cross Sections for 3He2 Ions incident on Helium," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 35. 1199 (1990).
V. D. Irby, T. J. Gay, J. T. Park, S. W. Bross, A. D. Gaus, D. G. Seely, and J. L. Peacher, "Superelastic Ion-Atom State-Selective Electron Capture," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 35, 1199 (1990).
D. G. Seely, S. W. Bross, A. D. Gaus, John Wm. Edwards, Jerry L. Peacher, T. J. Gay, and J. T. Park, "Angular Differential Cross Sections For H(2p) Formation By Electron Capture From Helium at Intermediate Energy," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 35, 1197 (1990).
J. L. Peacher, E. Redd, D. G. Seely, D. M. Blankenship, T. J. Gay, and J. T. Park, "Differential Elastic Scattering Cross Sections for Magnesium Ions Incident on Helium in the keV Energy Range," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31, 983 (1986).
E. Redd, D. M. Blankenship, D. G. Seely, T. J. Gay, J. L. Peacher, and J. T. Park, "Differential Cross Sections for 30, 66.7, and 150 keV Mg+ Electron Capture from He," Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions, edited by M. J. Coggiola, D. L. Huestis, and R. P. Saxon (Palo Alto, California, USA, 1985), p. 489.
E. Redd, D. M. Blankenship, D. G. Seely, T. J. Gay, J. L. Peacher, and J. T. Park, "Inelastic Differential Scattering Cross Sections for Exciting 30, 66.7, and 150 keV Mg+ in Collision with He: Mg+(3s) + He, Mg+(3p) + He and Mg+(3d or 4s) + He," Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions, edited by M. J. Coggiola, D. L. Huestis, and R. P. Saxon (Palo Alto, California, USA, 1985), p. 386.
E. Redd, D. G. Seely, D. M. Blankenship, S. P. Yallaly, T. J. Gay, J. L. Peacher, and J. T. Park, "Angular Differential Cross Sections for Be+ - He Collisions at 1/2 a.u. Velocity," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 30, 885 (1985).
D. M. Blankenship, E. Redd, D. G. Seely, S. P. Yallaly, T. J. Gay, J. L. Peacher, and J. T. Park, "Angular Differential Cross-Sections for Na+ - H2 Collisions at v = 1/4 a.u.," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 30, 862 (1985).
T. J. Gay, D. M. Blankenship, D. G. Seely, T. J. Kvale, J. T. Park, J. L. Peacher, and E. Redd, "Impact Excitation of He by He+ and H+: Alignment of the He 21P State," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, 817 (1984).
T. J. Kvale, D. G. Seely, D. M. Blankenship, E. Redd, T. J. Gay, E. Rille, J. L. Peacher, and J. T. Park, "The Excitation of Helium to the n=3 Composite Level by Proton Impact," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, 810 (1984).
T. J. Kvale, D. G. Seely, D. M. Blankenship, E. Redd, T. J. Gay, E. Rille, J. L. Peacher, and J. T. Park, "Angular Differential Cross Sections for the Excitation of 11S Helium to the 21S and 21P States by 25- to 100- keV Proton Impact," Bull Am. Phys. Soc. 29, 777 (1984).
J. L. Peacher, D. G. Seely, T. J. Kvale, E. Redd, D. M. Blankenship, and J. T. Park, "Excitation of Hydrogen to its n=2 Level by H2+ in the Glauber Approximation," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 28, 803 (1983).