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| TECHNIQUE | INFORMATION | CONTACT PERSON | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPOIRS Experiment | Synthesis (sol-gel method), structural and morphological characterization (TEM, SEM, X-ray diffraction and nuclear magnetic resonance) of analogues of dust. | Karine Demyk (IRAP, CNRS) | Suitable for Vacuum Transfer Systems (VTS) |
| FTIR-INFRA CHAMBER | Vibrational and vibro-rotational structure of molecules. High vacuum operation. Resolution better than 0.2 cm-1 in transmission and grazing incidence over the whole frequency range. | Gonzalo Santoro (ICMM-Surfaces, CSIC) | Suitable for Vacuum Transfer Systems (VTS). Polarization modulated (PM) measurements at 50 Hz |
| RAMAN MICROSCOPE | Vibrational structure of molecules. Imaging capabilities (1 micron lateral resolution). Confocal microscope (1,5 micron depth resolution). Standard frequency range 100 - 3500 cm-1. Extended low frequency limit to 10 cm-1. Temperature cell (-150ºC-600ºC) | Gonzalo Santoro (ICMM-Surfaces, CSIC). Gary Ellis (ICTP, CSIC). | 514.5 nm and 780 nm illumination wavelengths. Linear/Circular illumination polarization; Polarizer-Analyzer available |
| RAMAN GASES | Vibrational and rotational structure of molecules. Temperature and density maps of gas jets. Transfer of energy in collisions. Molecular aggregation | José María Fernández (Plasma Laboratory, IEM-CSIC) | |
| HIGH RESOLUTION GAS INFRARED | Vibration-rotation energy levels of gas phase molecules, either neutral or ionized | José Luis Doménech (Plasma Laboratory, IEM-CSIC) | Not suitable for particle analysis. |
| SUBMILLIMETER LAB | Study of biomolecules and molecules of astrophysical interest by frequency-domain and time-domain spectrometers coupled with laser ablation, heating and fast-mixing methods, and electric discharges | José Luis Alonso Hernández (Group of Molecular Spectroscopy, UVA, Spain) | |
| MILLIMETER WAVE CRYOGENIC RADIOMETERS | Development of high resolution cryogenically cooled low noise heterodyne receivers for the 31.5-50 GHz and 72-116.5 GHz. frecuency range. The spectral resolution will be ~50 KHz. Goal is to obtain state of the art sensitivity for the rotational spectrum of numerous molecules | Juan Daniel Gallego (Observatorio de Yebes, IGN, Spain) | New receivers will be coupled to the STARDUST machine and the gas evolution chamber |
| GAS-PHASE UV/VIS Laser induced fluorescence | Measurements in gas-phase reaction flows. Concentration measurements of atomic and molecular trace gases. Monitoring of synthesis processes for nanomaterials | Elena Jiménez (Group of Atmospheric Chemistry, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain) | Excellent spatial resolution |
| ELLIPSOMETRY | Nondestructive, nonintrusive, noninvasive, and contactless optical technique to characterize thin films. Measure of optical indexes, roughness and thicknesses for transparent thin films | Kremena Makasheva (LAPLACE, CNRS) | In-situ technique. Ellipsometry is based on the change of light polarization upon reflection or transmission compared to a model |