Download or read book Vibrational Dynamics in Complex Systems Investigated with Non linear Ultrafast Infrared Techniques written by Christopher Jon Stromberg and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ultrafast Infrared Vibrational Spectroscopy written by Michael D. Fayer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of laser-based sources of ultrafast infrared pulses has extended the study of very fast molecular dynamics to the observation of processes manifested through their effects on the vibrations of molecules. In addition, non-linear infrared spectroscopic techniques make it possible to examine intra- and intermolecular interactions and how such interactions evolve on very fast time scales, but also in some instances on very slow time scales. Ultrafast Infrared Vibrational Spectroscopy is an advanced overview of the field of ultrafast infrared vibrational spectroscopy based on the scientific research of the leading figures in the field. The book discusses experimental and theoretical topics reflecting the latest accomplishments and understanding of ultrafast infrared vibrational spectroscopy. Each chapter provides background, details of methods, and explication of a topic of current research interest. Experimental and theoretical studies cover topics as diverse as the dynamics of water and the dynamics and structure of biological molecules. Methods covered include vibrational echo chemical exchange spectroscopy, IR-Raman spectroscopy, time resolved sum frequency generation, and 2D IR spectroscopy. Edited by a recognized leader in the field and with contributions from top researchers, including experimentalists and theoreticians, this book presents the latest research methods and results. It will serve as an excellent resource for those new to the field, experts in the field, and individuals who want to gain an understanding of particular methods and research topics.
Download or read book Ultrasensitive Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy of Complex Molecular Systems written by Oleg Selig and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work we use polarization-resolved pump-probe and two-dimensional infrared (2DIR) spectroscopy to study the conformational changes and the vibrational population dynamics in complex molecular systems. In the first part of this thesis we investigate elastin-like polypeptides, which are a new class of biocompatible molecules known for their promising application in drug delivery, tissue engineering and recombinant protein purification. When heated above their lower critical solution temperature, these peptides undergo a sharp, reversible transition to an insoluble phase. We study the molecular origin of this transition by using 2DIR spectroscopy to probe the amide I’ vibration, which is sensitive to the conformation and the solvation state of the peptide backbone. In the second part we demonstrate how the sensitivity of nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy can be increased by more than 4 orders of magnitude by exploiting the nearfield of infrared gold nanoantennas. In addition to performing a proof of principle experiment, we also develop an intuitive and didactic model which explains the observed linear and nonlinear infrared signals. In the last part we study methylammonium lead halide perovskites, which are a new class of solution-processable, cheap, high-efficiency solar-cell materials. Many of the remarkable optoelectronic properties of these materials are attributed to the fast reorientational dynamics of the methylammonium cation. We use a combination of 2DIR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations to characterize the timescale and nature of these ultrafast motions.
Download or read book Coherent Vibrational Dynamics written by Guglielmo Lanzani and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-11-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remarkable developments in the spectroscopy field regarding ultrashort pulse generation have led to the possibility of producing light pulses ranging from 50 to5 fs and frequency tunable from the near infrared to the ultraviolet range. Such pulses enable us to follow the coupling of vibrational motion to the electronic transitions in molecules and
Download or read book Ultrafast Phenomena XV written by Paul Corkum and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the results presented at the 15th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena and provides an up-to-date view of this important field. It presents the latest advances in ultrafast science, including both ultrafast optical technology and the study of ultrafast phenomena. It covers picosecond, femtosecond, and attosecond processes relevant to applications in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering.
Download or read book Watching Ultrafast Molecular Motions with 2D IR Chemical Exchange Spectroscopy written by Michael D. Fayer and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume presents a comprehensive but accessible introduction to the field of ultrafast two-dimension infrared (2D IR) vibrational echo spectroscopy based on the pioneering work of Professor Michael D Fayer, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, USA. It contains in one place a qualitative introduction to the field of 2D IR spectroscopy and a comprehensive set of scientific papers that underlie the qualitative discussion. The introductory material contains several detailed illustrations, and is based on the Centenary Lecture at the Indian Institute of Science given by Professor Fayer July 16, 2008 as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of IIS in Bangalore, India. The second part of the volume contains reprints of Fayer's relevant papers. The compilation will be very useful because it presents the historical background, motivation, methodology, and experimental results at a level that is accessible to the non-expert. The reprints of the scientific papers, from review articles to detailed theoretical papers, provide rigorous supporting material so that the reader can delve as deeply as desired into the subject.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ultrafast Infrared And Raman Spectroscopy written by M.D. Fayer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-03-16 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description of procedures for probing bond activation, H-bonded systems, molecular dynamical mechanisms, vibrational dephasing, simple liquids, and proteins and energy flow effects using ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy experiments. It discusses experimental and theoretical methods of ultrafast infrared and Raman measurements.
Download or read book Directory of Graduate Research written by American Chemical Society. Committee on Professional Training and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faculties, publications and doctoral theses in departments or divisions of chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry and pharmaceutical and/or medicinal chemistry at universities in the United States and Canada.
Download or read book Examining Low Frequency Molecular Modulations from the High Frequency Vantage Point written by Anthony Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proton-coupled electron transfer model systems (PCET) are examined using polarization selective femtosecond infrared pump-probe spectroscopy to determine how the structural modes are coupled to the OH/OD stretching vibrational mode by monitoring low frequency oscillations in the OH/OD vibrational mode using pump-probe techniques. For all of the systems discussed in this dissertation, low frequency modes are anharmonically coupled to the OH/OD stretching vibration. The OH/OD stretching vibration discussed in this dissertation have complex and broad lineshapes in the infrared region (IR) that are difficult to decipher. A broadband IR (BBIR) source, when used as part of a third order nonlinear infrared pump-probe spectroscopy, gains access into the electronic ground state potential energy surface. This information reveals the molecular dynamics that give rise to the complex structure in an IR spectra. The BBIR used for these experiments is generated by focusing 800 nm/400 nm pulses into compressed air and is tunable from 2 - 5 microns with a FWHM greater than 1200 wavenumbers. The BBIR is a crucial mid-IR source in subsequent chapters for examining the broad lineshapes of the OH/OD stretching mode, which often exceeds 200 wavenumbers. The coupling of low frequency structural modulations to hydrogen bonding dynamics in PCET systems is explored by using the OH/OD stretching vibration in CCl4 or CHCl3. Third order nonlinear ultrafast infrared pump-probe spectroscopy is used to gather information on the high frequency OH/OD stretching vibrational modes in the ground state such as vibrational relaxation time and anharmonic vibrational coupling to low frequency structural modulations. At least one anharmonically coupled low frequency mode between 120 and 250 wavenumbers has been observed in all systems. To better understand and visualize how the low frequency mode may contribute to the PCET chemistry, we calculated the fundamental frequencies and third order coupling constants using Gaussian09. These calculations show a low frequency modulation along the reaction coordinate at a similar frequency. This information will allow us to unravel how hydrogen bonding dynamics are involved in the PCET process.
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Download or read book Advances In Multi photon Processes And Spectroscopy Vol 12 written by Minhaeng Cho and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999-05-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of the rapid growth in both experimental and theoretical studies of multi-photon processes and multi-photon spectroscopy of atoms, ions and molecules in chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, etc., it is desirable to publish an advanced series containing review papers that can be read not only by active researchers in these areas, but also by those who are not experts but who intend to enter the field. The present series attempts to serve this purpose. Each review article is written in a self-contained manner by the experts in the area, so that the reader can grasp the knowledge without too much preparation.
Download or read book Accessing Ultrafast Protein Dynamics Through 2DIR Spectroscopy of Intrinsic Ligand Vibrations written by Niall Simpson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proteins are complex molecular machines that facilitate the chemical reactions fundamental to life. Their functions are encoded in a linear sequence of amino acids, of which only 20 species are found in nature. Yet the functional and structural diversity accessible through these building blocks is vast. Molecular and atomic-level protein studies have been crucial to our understanding of health and treatment of disease, with increasingly sophisticated experimental and computational methods continuing to provide new information with which to advance medicine. However, the requirement for more detailed understanding of proteins has risen through the emergence of multi-antibiotic-resistant bacteria and also through the potential to design synthetic proteins of novel function. Paradigms of protein function have evolved significantly since early studies, though few all-encompassing descriptions have been proposed, owing to the complex, dynamic structures of these large biomolecules. Presently, the relationship between protein structural motions at different timescales appears to hold vital significance to the elusive aspects of biological mechanisms. No single measurement technique is capable of accessing the multitude of timescales over which protein motions occur, and thus concerted investigation is necessary. Observation of dynamics at the femtosecond-picosecond timescale has only recently become possible through the development of new experimental techniques, allowing a new class of protein motions to be investigated. In this thesis, the advanced technique of two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy (2DIR) is employed to study three biomolecular systems with implications to ubiquitous protein interactions. The aims of these investigations are, firstly, to demonstrate the suitability of 2DIR spectroscopy in gathering novel dynamic information from biological systems that is not accessible via other methods, and secondly, to derive the potential physical significance of these dynamics as they relate to biological function. A description of the underlying theory of 2DIR is presented in this Chapter, along with the considerations that must be made in the application of such a technique to complex biological case-studies. In Chapter (2), descriptions are given for the experimental setups used to acquire infrared spectra, specifically, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), pump-probe and 2DIR spectroscopies. In Chapter (3) the catalytic-site dynamics of two closely-related haem proteins are each studied by monitoring the vibrational evolution of a nitric oxide (NO) probe molecule bound to the haem centre. A comparison of the active site dynamics is performed in order to correlate the observed differences with discrepancies between the protein reaction mechanisms. Chapter (4) explores the potential of a coenzyme with high protein-binding promiscuity to serve as an intrinsic reporter of the dynamics that occur at substrate binding sites. Infrared analysis and categorisation of the free coenzyme molecule is performed in order to establish its effectiveness as a probe. In Chapter (5), method-development strategies are proposed for the extraction of 2DIR data from large, complex protein-protein systems, with the objective of expanding the range of interactions on which 2DIR can effectively report. Both well-established and novel strategies are employed, and the potential and limitations of the technique are discussed in the context of these demanding case-studies. Chapter (6) draws together conclusions and an overview of progress made and discusses future directions.
Download or read book Frequency scanned Ultrafast Spectroscopic Techniques Applied to Infrared Four wave Mixing Spectroscopy written by Kent Albert Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ultrafast Phenomena XIV written by Takayoshi Kobayashi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-28 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of papers presented at the Fourteenth International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena held in Niigata, Japan from July 25-30, 2004. The Ultrafast Phenomena Conferences are held every two years and provide a forum for discussion of the latest results in ultrafast optics and their applications in science and engineering. A total of more than 300 papers were presented, reporting the forefront of research in ultrashort pulse generation and characterization, including new techniques for shortening the duration of laser pulses, for stabilizing their absolute phase, and for improving tenability over broad wavelength ranges, output powers and peak intensities. Ultrafast spectroscopies, particularly time-resolved X-ray and electron diffraction and two-dimensional spectroscopy, continue to give new insights into fundamental processes in physics, chemistry and biology. Control and optimization of the outcome of ultrafast processes represent another important field of research. There are an increasing number of applications of ultrafast methodology in material diagnostics and processing, microscopy and medical imaging. The enthusiasm of the participants, the involvement of many students, the high quality of the papers in both oral and poster sessions made the conference very successful. Many people and organizations made invaluable contributions. The members of the international program committee reviewed the submissions and organized the program. The staff of the Optical Society of America deserves special thanks for making the meeting arrangements and running the meeting smoothly.
Download or read book Multidimensional Time Resolved Spectroscopy written by Tiago Buckup and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry organized in topical volumes. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field.
