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Christopher D. Zangmeister, Steven W. Robey, Roger D. van Zee, Yuxing Yao, J M. Tour
A combination of one- and two-photon photoelectron spectroscopies are used to determine the electronic structure around the Fermi level for self-assembled monolayers of a prototypical molecular wire , 4,4 -(ethynylphenyl)-1-benzenethiol (C6H5-C≡C-C6H4-C≡C-
Vibrationally resonant sum frequency generation (VR-SFG) is used to determine the structure of the phenyl side groups of deuterated polystyrene at the liquid/solid interface for the nonsolvent liquids: hexane, methanol, ethanol, glycerol, and water. The
We consider a multi-level medium initially prepared with a coherent superposition of two initial levels that are not directly dipole-coupled. We study the production of multi-wave mixing in the coherent medium, where the process begins on one and
We show the formation of ultraslow bright and dark optical solitons in a lifetime-broadened three-state atomic system under Raman excitation. We also discuss why such ultraslow optical solitons may not exist under the conditions of the usual
Sheng Lin-Gibson, H W. Kim, G Schmidt, Charles C. Han, Erik K. Hobbie
Abstract: The equilibrium structure and shear response of model polymer-clay nanocomposite gels are measured using X-ray scattering, light scattering, optical microscopy, and rheometry. The suspensions form physical gels via the bridging of neighboring
Christopher D. Zangmeister, Steven W. Robey, Roger D. van Zee, Yuxing Yao, J M. Tour
One- and two-photon photoemission spectra have been measured for monolayers of oligo(para-phenylene-ethynylene) thiolate chemisorbed on gold surfaces. Within 5 eV of the Fermi level, four states are observed, two occupied (2.0 eV and 4.0 eV below the Fermi
We describe a frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy apparatus enabling high-resolution line shape measurements of water vapor. The measured line strength and broadening parameter for the H216O transition at 10687.36 cm-1 are compared to
We propose a scheme to achieve the entanglement of N photon modes (frequency modes) with perfectly efficient ultraslow multiwave mixing in a cold atomic medium. In addition, the method provides an efficient approach to realizing frequency tunability.
We propose a dual electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) based multiwave mixing scheme that retains the significantly enhanced conversion efficiency enabled by ultraslow propagation of pump waves, yet is also capable of inhibiting and delaying the
Scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy on Kondo systems consisting of magnetic atoms adsorbed upon non-magnetic metal surfaces has demonstrated the ability of suitable two-dimensional nanostructures (such as quantum corrals) to influence the surface
For many contemporary physics experiments, the use of an optical cavity has become a powerful tool for enhancement in detection sensitivities, nonlinear interactions, and quantum dynamics. Indeed an optical cavity allows one to extend the interaction
We propose a method to achieve quantum entanglement of two Fock states with perfectly efficient, ultraslow propagation enhanced four-wave mixing. A cold atomic medium is illuminated with a twomode cw control laser to produce coherent mixtures of excited
The fundamental principles for chemical analysis by optical methods are established. However, only recent advances in instrumentation and spectroscopic techniques have substantially expended the feasibility of routine spectroscopic analysis of gaseous
G Niaura, Vytas Reipa, M P. Mayhew, Marcia J. Holden, V L. Vilker
Resonance Raman spectroscopy at 2.5 cm-1 resolution was used to probe differences in wild type and Y96F mutant P450cam (CYP101), both with and without bound camphor or styrene substrates. In the substrate-free state, the spin state equilibrium is shifted
Grazing Incidence X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (GIXPS) is a method that offers promise as a non-destructive technique to measure the thickness and chemistry of ultrathin gate dielectric films. It combines aspects of x-ray reflectivity and conventional
Threshold scattering resonances play a crucial role in cold collision physics and cold molecule formation from cold atoms. We describe several examples involving magnetic Feshbach spectroscopy of Cs atoms, photoassociation of Na atoms in a Bose-Einstein