ThP20



Code: ThP20 Time Slot/Poster Number: 037 Session: Higher-order Raman (Fifth-order Raman/hyper Raman)

Hyper-Raman scattering: a powerful tool to probe the structure in glasses
Guilhem Simon1; Bernard Hehlen2; René Vacher2; Eric courtens2
1Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, Thiais, France; 2Université Montpellier II, LCVN, Montpellier, France

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The Hyper-Raman spectroscopy of various silicate and borate glasses has been performed. The selection rule analysis is based on a simple structural model considering a randomly connected network of well defined elementary structural units (ESUs). In silica the ESUs are the SiO4 tetrahedra while in borate glasses those are the BO3 triangles, the B3O3 rings, and the BO4 tetrahedra. The results show that the main HRS spectral components can be assigned to internal vibrations of ESUs, except for the boson peak which is associated to –quasi local- librations of rigid structural units, that is external-like motions.

Code: ThP20 Time Slot/Poster Number: 038 Session: Higher-order Raman (Fifth-order Raman/hyper Raman)

Two Dimensional Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy
Kristina Wilson; Randy Mehlenbacher; Brendon Lyons; David Mccamant
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

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We will discuss a new methodology for two-dimensional Raman spectroscopy, termed two-dimensional femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (2D-FSRS). 2D-FSRS can potentially observe molecular anharmonicity by measuring the modulation of the frequency of a probed Raman mode by the coherent motion of an impulsively driven mode. However, as in other 2D-Raman techniques, the intended 5th-order Raman signal is easily overwhelmed by a third-order cascade. Our initial 2D spectra in acetonitrile and chroroform indicated that the third-order cascade dominated the signal. A novel classical theory of the 2D-FSRS can be combined with new experimental phase-matching techniques to isolate the 5th-order signal.

Code: ThP20 Time Slot/Poster Number: 039 Session: Higher-order Raman (Fifth-order Raman/hyper Raman)

Simultaneous Raman and Hyper-Raman Microspectroscopic Imaging
Korenobu Matsuzaki1; Rintaro Shimada1; Hiro-o Hamaguchi1, 2
1The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; 2National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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Raman microspectroscopic imaging is a powerful tool to identify chemical composition and its distribution based on vibrational spectroscopy. However, Raman microspectroscopy alone is sometimes insufficient, because of the limitations due to the selection rule and the spatial resolution constrained by the diffraction limit. These difficulties could be overcome by incorporating hyper-Raman microspectroscopy with Raman microspectroscopy. In the present study, an experimental setup for simultaneous acquisition of Raman and hyper-Raman images is developed, and the obtained images of all-trans-beta-carotene microcrystals are examined.

Code: ThP20 Time Slot/Poster Number: 040 Session: Higher-order Raman (Fifth-order Raman/hyper Raman)

Wavelength Scanned Surface Enhanced Hyper-Raman Spectroscopy (SEHRS)
Christopher Bennett; Jon Camden
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

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Recent advances in Hyper Raman spectroscopy will be discussed. Topics will include a discussion of wavelength-scanned surface enhanced hyper Raman spectroscopy of various active molecules. Unusually high Hyper Raman signal has been produced on silver colloids from very low incident laser power. This has enabled the discovery of a new two-photon accessible resonant mode in Rhodamine 6G.