LCVU Laser Centre Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

Providing Access to 25 laser facilities at six interdisciplinary research groups.

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LCVU is a multi-disciplinary facility in which physicists, chemists and biologists have combined their laser-oriented research activities. They share a common infrastructure of an exceptionally well-equipped laboratory with state-of-the-art laser systems, experimental apparatus, auxiliary equipment and computer facilities. Research activities span a broad range of interdisciplinary topics.

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Activities:

LCVU focuses on interdisciplinary research in physics, chemistry and biology. It has a strong founding base within physics and chemistry, and has recently been expanding into new directions in life sciences, in particular into areas of biooriented chemistry and physics using advanced laser-based techniques.

Research opportunities within the Laserlab access activity:

LCVU provides access to the following equipment and activities:
• Absolute frequency calibration, 12-digit frequency standard in the visible.
• Narrowband XUV laser spectroscopy (300 ps 40-80 nm, and 3 ns 55-100 nm).
• Laser cooled trapped helium (T=1 mK).
• Cavity-ring-down laser spectroscopy, 400-800 nm and some parts of the UV.
• Ultrafast transient absorption (400 -1000 nm) or fluorescence spectroscopy, non-linear spectroscopy.
• Chemical dynamics ultra -fast imaging and state-selected photodynamics imaging.
• State-selected crossed beam oriented scattering imaging.
• Atomic - and molecular beam spectroscopy, including rare -earth atomic beams.
• Wavelength-selective (~500-1100 nm) absorbance-difference and fluorescence spectroscopy.
• Optical tweezers and optical traps for and single-molecule fluorescence.
• Pulsed laser deposition, with a 248 nm excimer laser with up to 1 J per shot (25 ns).