Acquisition of a Tunable Ultrafast Laser and a Femtosecond Time-Resolved Optical Spectrometer

康涅狄格大学物理系将获得一台可调谐的超快激光器和一台飞秒时间分辨光学光谱仪。该设备将加强以下领域的研究：a)光合作用能量转移；b)生物光转化；c)高强度激光物理。鲍登学院的教职员工和学生也将使用这种仪器进行研究。鲍登学院主要是一所本科院校。该仪器将允许参与的学生和博士后研究员获得应用于生物材料和强场物理的超快过程研究技术方面的经验。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Physics at the University of Connecticut will acquire a tunable ultrafast laser and a femtosecond time-resolved optical spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in the following areas: a) photosynthetic energy transfer; b) biological photoconversion; and c) high-intensity laser physics. Faculty and students from Bowdoin College, a primarily undergraduate institution, will also carry out research studies using this instrumentation. This instrumentation will allow participating students and postdoctoral associates to obtain experience in the techniques for the study of ultrafast processes applied to biological materials and strong field physics.