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DIVISION OF RADIATION PHYSICS AND SPECTROSCOPY - ON2
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Head of the division: prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Kisiel, professor kisiel@ifpan.edu.pl Deputy head of the division: prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Jastrzębski, professor jastr@ifpan.edu.pl Secretary: mgr Grażyna Świderek swiderek@ifpan.edu.pl Phone: (+48-22) 843 67 04; (+48-22) 843 70 01 or 843 66 01 ext.3249; |
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Main subjects of research: - Kinetics and dynamics of photophysical processes in organic molecules and molecular complexes.
- Laser spectroscopy of alkali metal atoms and alkali metal diatomic molecules
- Investigation of single micro-objects by means of laser light scattering
- Quantum and classical chaos, nonlinear physics, quantum and microwave billiards.
- Rotational spectroscopy (2-500 GHz) of molecules and weakly bound intermolecular complexes.
- Growth of oxide heterostructures by pulsed laser deposition and studies of their physical properties.
- Infrared spectroscopy and photochemistry of nucleobase analogues isolated in low-temperature matrices.
Theoretical studies of photon-matter interactions and studies of Bose-Einstein condensates. |
Materials studied: - Organic molecules (policyclic hydrocarbons and their various derivatives) studied in all phases, from isolated in gas phase to amorphous solid state and molecular crystals
- Alkali metal atoms and molecules, water, soot
- Monomers of heterocyclic compounds isolated in inert gas low-temperature matrices
- Molecules and intermolecular complexes in gas-phase
- Thin film oxide materials - high temperature superconductors and compounds with colossal magnetorestance
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Major experimental and technological facilities: - Ultrafast, picosecond laser system equipped with rapid scanning autocorrelator (Coherent)
- Spectrofluorimeter and spectrophosphorimeter for emission studies within 1.7-400 K temperature range with 10-9 - 10 s time resolution range
- Confocal microscope for single molecule defection and spectroscopy in 1.5-300 K temperature range
- McPherson 0.67 m spectrograph equipped with InstaSpec V gated intensified CCD-system
- Polarization labelling dual laser spectrometer (660-340 nm)
- Paul traps with setup for investigation of laser light scattering on micro droplets
- Miscellaneous lasers: Argon ion lasers, Nd:YAG pulsed laser, XeCl- and KrF-excimer lasers and pulsed dye lasers (Lumonics, Lambda Physics), single-mode visible diode laser (Toptica), single mode ring dye laser (Coherent)
- FTIR spectrometer NICOLET 670 , continuous-flow and pour-in helium cryostats
- Supersonic expansion, cavity Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer, 2-18.5 GHz
- Millimetre wave rotational spectrometer, 120-500 GHz
- Equipment for pulsed laser deposition of thin films
- Clean room for deposition and patterning of thin films
- Shielded room for electromagnetic measurements (10-100 GHz)
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