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Main Laboratories and Facilities Equipment

4. RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF NANOTUBES LABORATORY
(6C-033c, Ramachandra Dasari)

The CW Raman spectroscopy laboratory is a multi-user facility that contains instrumentation for visible/NIR Raman as well as UV resonance studies. Research projects in the visible Raman laboratory include the resonance Raman spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes, characterization of rhenium clusters for possible use as oxygen sensors, studies of the reaction-induced structural changes in the methane monooxygenase enzyme system, and investigation of the structural properties of left-handed Z-DNA. UV resonance Raman studies include detection of micro-organisms and their toxins, and detection of bio-aerosols on surfaces.

Visible/NIR Raman Instrument:

Coherent Innova 70-4 Argon Ion Laser
Power: 1.7W (514 nm), 1.3W (488 nm)

Coherent Innova 90-K Krypton Ion Laser
Power: 0.5W (647 nm)

Princeton Instruments Back-Thinned 1024x256 CCD

Coherent 899 ring Ti:Saphire laser
400 mW, 720-1000 nm

Coherent 699 ring dye laser
700 mW, 570-620 nm, 620-680 nm

Zeiss Axioplan
10X, 50X, 100X objectives

Bioprecision XY stage with linear endcoder

High efficiency triple monochromator with transmission gratings
Transition width 35 cm-1 at 647 nm (50% OD6), resolution 6 cm-1 at785 nm

* pending relocation to the new physical space, this facility is currently unavailable