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Dr. W M P K Wijeyaratna

Department of Physics
University of Colombo
Colombo 030
Sri Lanka
Telephone +94 11 215 8354 (Office)
Fax +94 11 258 4777 
Email kani@phys.cmb.ac.lk
Room 303
PABX 8354
Academic Qualifications  
  • Ph.D. (Atomic Physics)-1993
    University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri USA.
  • B.Sc. (Physics Special)-1983
    University of Colombo, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka.
Fields of Specialization & Research Interests
  • Atomic & Molecular Physics (Experimental)
Publications
1. Construction of an electronic device for monitoring voltage standing wave
ratio (VSWR) of a transmission antenna. D.K.R.N. Pradeep, W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, R. Lelwala, & T.G.J. Amarasena, Proc. 19th Technical Sessions of the Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka (March 2003) 17

2. Construction of a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight
mass spectrometer, R.V. Coorey, T.R. Ariyaratne, D.D.N.B. Daya and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Sri Lankan Journal of Physics, 1 (2000) 33

3. An investigation on the applicability of plasma desorption mass spectrometry in the study of natural product compounds, D.D.N.B. Daya, U.K. Abeywarna, T.R. Ariyaratne, R.V. Coorey, C.K.G. Piyadasa, W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna and M.S.B. Mohottalage, Proc. 53rd Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Assoc. Advmt. Sci., E2-38 (1997) 362

4. Performance of a low-cost second order electrostatic ion mirror for a time-of-flight plasma desorption mass spectrometer, C.K.G. Piyadasa, T.R. Ariyaratne and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Proc. 52nd Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Assoc. Advmt. Sci. El-16 (1996) 170

5. Effects of residual gas pressure on the mass resolution and the molecular ion yield of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer, C.K.G. Piyadasa, T.R. Ariyaratne and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Proc. 52nd Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Assoc. Advmt. Sci. El-17 (1996) 171

6. Performance of a new two-way ion production facility constructed for a plasma desorption mass spectrometer, D.D.N.B. Daya, U.K. Abeywarna, T.R. Ariyaratne, R.V. Coorey, C.K.G. Piyadasa and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Proc. 52nd Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Assoc. Advmt. Sci. El-18 (1996) 171

7. Performance of the newly constructed linear time-of-flight plasma desorptoin mass spectrometer, C.K.G. Piyadasa, U.K. Abeywarna, T.R. Ariyaratne, R.V. Coorey, D.D.N.B. Daya and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Proc. 51st Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Assoc. Advmt. Sci. El-06 (1995) 341

8. Performance of an electrostatic lens (Einzel lens) as an ion maneuvering device in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer, C.K.G. Piyadasa, U.K. Abeywarna, T.R. Ariyaratne, R.V. Coorey, D.D.N.B. Daya and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Proc. 51st Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Assoc. Advmt. Sci. El-07 (1995) 343

9. Optical electron polarimetry with heavy noble gases, T.J. Gay, J.E. Furst, K.W. Trantham, and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Phys. Rev. A, 53 (1996) 1623
10. A clean ultra high vacuum system with single-structure diffusion pumps, T.J. Gay, J.A. Brand, M.C. Fritts, J.E. Furst, M.A. Khakoo, E.R. Mell, M.T. Sieger and W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 12(5) (1994) 2903

11. Investigation of spin-orbit effect in the excitation of noble gases by spin-polarized electrons, J.E. Furst, W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, D.H. Madison and T.J. Gay, Phys. Rev. A, 47, (1993) 3775

12. Extrapolation procedures in Mott electron polarimetry, T.J. Gay, M.A. Khakoo, J.A. Brand,, J.E. Furst, W.V. Meyer, W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna and F.B. Dunning, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63, (1992) 114

13. An attempt to observe Mott scattering optically, J.E. Furst, T.J. Gay, W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, K. Bartschat, H. Geesmann, M.A. Khakoo, and D.H. Madison, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 25. (1992) 1089

14. Optical studies of polarized-electron?noble-gas collisions, T.J. Gay, J.E. Furst, H. Geesmann, M.A. Khakoo, D.H. Madison, and, W.M.K.P. Wijayaratna, Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser. No. 122 (1991) 265

 
 
 

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