MRI: Development of a user-friendly dual-frequency two-dimensional infrared spectrometer.

该奖项由化学部门和主要研究仪器（MRI）项目共同资助，来自杜兰大学的Igor Rubtsov教授将开发一种强大的、用户友好的、全自动的二维（2-D）红外光谱仪，可以供非专业人员使用。PI有许多合作者，他们对使用2D-IR光谱研究中大型分子的振动光谱感兴趣。该仪器将使用短红外脉冲来访问给定分子中的各种振动跃迁，以测量振动模式的耦合，跃迁偶极子之间的角度以及相关的振动频率分布。学术研究事业依赖于新一代的精密研究仪器。该仪器将产生振动数据，这对了解分子的物理和光谱特性非常重要。此外，该仪器将作为其他仪器的原型，对大学、政府实验室和公司有用。学生的参与将促进新一代乐器制造者的形成。

With this award, co-funded by the Division of Chemistry and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Professor Igor Rubtsov from Tulane University will develop a robust, user-friendly, fully-automated two-dimensional (2-D) infrared spectrometer that can be used by non-specialists. The PI has a number of collaborators who are interested in using 2D-IR spectroscopy to study the vibrational spectra of medium to large molecules. The instrument will use short infrared pulses to access various vibrational transitions in a given molecule to measure couplings of the vibrational modes, angles between the transition dipoles, and correlate vibrational frequency distributions.The academic research enterprise relies on new generations of sophisticated research instruments. The instrument will generate vibrational data which are important to understand physical and spectroscopic properties of molecules. In addition, the instrument will serve as prototype for others that will be useful for universities, government laboratories and companies. Student participation will promote formation of the new generation of instrument builders.