Purchase of an Ultrafast Laser System

在化学研究仪器和设施计划(CRIF)的这一奖项下，芝加哥伊利诺伊大学化学系将获得一台超快钛宝石激光系统和一台高功率Nd：YAG激光器。该设备将加强化学反应的相干控制、有机薄膜的分析探测和纳米光刻技术的研究。飞秒激光提供超快的相干可见光或红外光脉冲，使研究人员能够获得关于快速发生的化学反应的重要信息。它的使用可能会使我们对活性和非活性分子的性质的理解有所突破。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois in Chicago will acquire an ultrafast Ti:Sapphire laser system and a high power Nd:YAG laser. This equipment will enhance research in coherent control of chemical reactions, analytical probing of organic thin films, and nanolithography. A femtosecond laser provides ultrafast pulses of coherent visible or infrared light, which enables researchers to obtain important information about fast occurring chemical reactions. Its use may enable breakthroughs in our understanding of the properties of reactive and nonreactive molecules.