Upgrade of a Raman Spectrometer

该奖项来自化学研究仪器和设施项目（CRIF），将帮助加州大学河滨分校化学系获得一台拉曼光谱仪。该设备将加强多个领域的研究，包括：(1)高压拉曼光谱，(2)微电极拉曼成像，(3)共轭分子和聚合物的拉曼研究，(4)维生素D类固醇与受体的结合，(5)气相色谱-基质分离-拉曼光谱，(6)分子光子器件的拉曼研究。当散射光通过透明介质时，由于散射分子的旋转或振动能量的变化而引起的散射光，拉曼光谱仪可以提供有关化学反应性的重要信息。它的使用可能使我们对反应性和非反应性分子性质的理解取得突破。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) will assist the Department of Chemistry at University of California @ Riverside acquire a Raman spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: (1) Raman spectroscopy at high pressures, (2) Raman imaging of microelectrodes, (3) Raman studies of conjugated molecules and polymers, (4) Binding of vitamin D steroids to receptors, (5) Gas-chromatograph-matrix isolation-Raman spectroscopy, and (6) Raman studies of molecular photonic devices. A Raman spectrometer can provide important information about chemical reactivity from the scattered light as it passes through a transparent medium caused by changes in rotational or vibrational energy of the scattering molecules. Its use may enable breakthroughs in our understanding of the properties of reactive and nonreactive molecules.