US-Japan Joint Seminar: Information Exchange on Photophysics and Photoconversion in Small Domains by Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy

9603426 Barbara该奖项支持美国科学家参加将于1998年1月6日至9日在加州棕榈泉举行的美日近场扫描光学显微镜光物理和光转换研讨会。研讨会将讨论如何使用近场光学方法和相关的共聚焦显微方法来解决介观光化学和光物理学中的许多关键问题。会议将包括近场光学显微镜、非粒子光化学、聚集体光谱学、扫描探针方法、光合作用和电子波函数的量子限制等领域的专家。利用介观结构组织优化关键结构和动态过程是最有效和最有前途的人工和天然光合/光转化介质。近场扫描光学显微镜是研究介观结构中光转换和光物理的最令人兴奋的新工具之一。该技术将各种光谱和光化学技术与扫描探针方法相结合，提供了前所未有的各种材料的介观尺度数据。与该领域的日本专家交流想法和数据将使美国参与者能够推进自己的工作，并为未来的合作项目奠定基础。与会者的论文将发表在一份杂志上，摘要将在万维网上提供。＊＊＊

9603426 Barbara This award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan seminar on Photophysics and Photoconversion in Small Domains by Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy to be held in Palm Springs, California from January 6-9, l998. The seminar will address how near-field optical methods, and related confocal microscopic approaches can be used to address many of the key issues in mesoscopic photochemistry and photophysics. The meeting will include experts in areas broadly ranging from near-field optical microscopy, photochemistry of nonoparticles, spectroscopy of aggregates, scanning probe methods, photosynthesis, and quantum confinement of electronic wavefunctions. The most efficient and most promising man-made and natural photosynthetic/photoconversion media take advantage of mesoscopic structural organization to optimize key structural and dynamic processes. One of the most exciting new tools for the study of photoconversion and photophysics in mesostructures is Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy. This technique combines various spectroscopies and photochemical techniques with scanning probe methodology, offering unprecedented mesosocopic scale data on various materials. The exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in this field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. Participants' papers will be published in a journal and abstracts will be made available on the World Wide Web. ***