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04-4-1111-2013/2017

Priority:

Status:

Extended

Multimodal Platform for Raman and Nonlinear Optical Microscopy and Microspectroscopy for Condensed Matter Studies

Leader:

G.M. Arzumanyan

Participating Countries, Institutes and International organizations:
Armenia, Belarus, Germany, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, France.

Scientific Programme:
Experimental studies on optical analysis of condensed matter by Raman, CARS (coherent antiStokes Raman spectroscopy), and SERS (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy) spectroscopy and microscopy. Research of structural and optical properties, surface morphology and other characteristics of condensed matter on the multimodal optical platform constructed on the basis of the confocal laser scanning microscope "CARS". Special attention will be given to the biological studies of membrane proteins using enhanced options of Raman scattering as well as to the development of new composites of glassceramics doped with different rare earth elements for efficient generation of up-conversion luminescence.

Expected main results in 2015:

Up-conversion luminescence efficiency increase by a factor of 200 times in oxyfluoride nanoglasceramics codoped with Er3+ and Yb3+ ions.
Participation in the development of optically transparent and chemically stable samples of sitalls based on nanoscale ZnO crystals in potassium-zinc-aluminum-silicate matrix (in cooperation with NITIOM, St. Petersburg).
Highly selective spectral imaging of cells using Raman and CARS microscopy.
Start of the first experiments on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) studies of membrane proteins.

List of projects:
	Project	Leader	Priority (period of realisation)
1.	Multimodal platform for Raman and nonlinear optical microscopy and microspectroscopy for condensed matter studies	N. Kucerka Deputy: V.I. Gordeliy	1 (2015-2017)

List of activities

Activity or experiment

Leaders

Status

Laboratory or other
Division of JINR

Main researchers

A comprehensive study
of the structural and spectral
properties of oxyfluoride
glasses and nanoglassceramics
doped with various rare earth
elements (REE)

G.M. Arzumanyan

Realization

FLNP

V. Vartic, A.V. Filippov, K. Mamatkulov,
A.A. Kapitonova

Up-conversion luminescence
studies of sittals based
on nanoscale ZnO crystals

G.M. Arzumanyan

Realization

FLNP

V. Vartic, A.V. Filippov, K. Mamatkulov

Development of methodology
aimed at the visualization and enhancement of the Raman scattering signal from
biomolecules using CARS
and SERS spectroscopy

G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka

Data taking

FLNP

K.Sh. Voskanyan, K. Mamatkulov, A.V. Filippov,
A.A. Kapitonova, M. Balasoiu + 1 engineer

LIT

E.G. Nikonov + 1 pers.

Creation of in meso crystallization concept based on the Raman, CARS and SANS investigations
of the mechanisms of membrane
proteins crystallization.

G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka
V.I. Gordeliy

Realization

FLNP

K.Sh. Voskanyan, K. Mamatkulov, V. Vartic,
A.V. Filippov, A.I. Kuklin + 1 engineer

Upgrade of the software and development of the instrumental infrastructure of the optical platform to expand its capabilities and an increase of measurement sensitivity.

G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka

Realization

FLNP

A.V. Filippov, K. Mamatkulov, A.A. Kapitonova

Collaboration
Country or International Organization	City	Institute or Laboratory
Armenia	Yerevan	Inst. Physiology NAS RA
Belarus	Minsk	BSTU
		SOL instruments
Germany	Julich	FZJ
Latvia	Riga	ISSP UL
Moldova	Chisinau	IEEN ASM
		MSU
		TUM
Poland	Lublin	MCSU
Russia	Moscow	PFUR
	Moscow, Zelenograd	NT-MDT Co.
	Dolgoprudny	MIPT
	St. Petersburg	NITIOM
Romania	Bucharest	IFIN-HH
		UPB
France	Grenoble	IBS

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