Facilities in the Radiation Chemistry Laboratory

Available Resources

Optical Spectroscopy
Perkin Elmer LS-55 Luminescence Spectrometer Synchronous fluorescence scan Optical anisotropy & polarization measurements feasible Kinetics scan possible Possibility for Low temperature luminescence spectroscopy Wavelength range (200 – 800 nm) Front surface accessory for thin films and solid samples
Shimadzu UVPC-1601 UV-Visible Absorption Spectrophotometer Wavelength range (200 – 1100 nm) Kinetic Scan is feasible Concentration determination is possible Optical band-gap measurement Used for Material characterization

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer

Perkin Elmer Spectrum GX FTIR Spectrometer KBr 4mm thick cell windows (For hygroscopic materials) ZnSe window (For non hydroscopic materials) Rectangular CaF2 Cell Window Sources Mid/Far IR (10000 - 20 cm-1), Near-IR (15000 - 1200 cm-1) and dual (15000 - 30 cm-1) internal sources. An additional port is available for external sources, Emission measurements and Raman spectroscopy. Resolution &nsbp; &nsbp; Continuously variable: range of 0.15- 0.3 cm -1 Scan velocities &nsbp; &nsbp Continuously variable: 0.05 - 5.0 cm/sec.

Hight Attenuation Total Reflection (HATR) Facility is useful for thin film and high absorbing material

High Performance Liquid Chromotography

Waters HPLC system Waters 996 Photodiode Array Detector Wavelength Range: 190 to 800 nm Wavelength Accuracy: ±1nm Linearity Range: 5% at 2.0 AU Spectral Resolution: 1.2 nm Waters 600E Multisolvent Delivery System No. of Eluents: 1 to 4 Operating flow range: 0.00 to 45 ml/min (225 µl heads) 0.00 to 20 ml/min (100 µl heads) Composition Range:     0-100% (programmable in 1% increments for each of reservoirs) Composition Accuracy:     Better than 1.0%, independent of pressure Programmable Pressure Limits: Lower: 0 to 5950 psi Upper: 51 to 6000 psi

Use in separation and characterization of different components in a mixture liquid phase in nanomolar level

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