| title: | Zero-phonon lines as the foundation stone of high resolution spectroscopy, spectroscopy of single impurity molecules, persistent spectral hole-burning |
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| reg no: | ETF5547 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
1.1-1.5. Exact Sciences 1.6-1.9. Chemistry and Molecular Biology |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | Institute of Physics at University of Tartu |
| head of project: | Karl Rebane |
| duration: | 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2006 |
| description: | .The wider goal of the project is the further development of theory, experiment and potential applications of zero/phonon lines (ZPL), mainly through methods of single impurity molecule spectroscopy (SIMS) and persistent spectral hole burning (PSHB). A special applicational goal is to support with this basic research the patent application of the University of Tartu "Sequencing of nucleotides in DNA molecule by means of laser spectroscopy (author K.Rebane, reg. 29.09.96.) by improving for this purpose the theory and experiment of ZPL in impurity spectra of solids. The work on ZPL, SIMS, PSHB in the Institute of Physics was quite successful (see the references in the "Research statement"). The world science in the field was rapidly developing in the direction of expansion and deepening, especially in SIMS. A new rise of importance of ZPL and SIMS is connected to the new approaches of quantum theory - ZPLs are among the most promising candidates to be used for optical realization of a quantum computer. PSHB ia still promising in optical computing, especially in new modification of holography. Our specific participation and expected result are reflected in the "Research statement". The goal of applicational works is to achieve a strong enhancement of the chemical part of the research - to introduce with proper markers ZPLs into the luminescence excitation spectra of molecules, first of all DNA and other important in biology molecules. This should start a new research domain of ZPL as extremely sensitive sensors in molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, physics and chemistry. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Raivo Jaaniso | IP UT | sen. res. assoc. | |
| 2. | Viktor Palm | IP UT | res assoc. | |
| 3. | Martti Pärs | IP UT | lab. assistant | |
| 4. | Inna Rebane | IP UT | sen. res. assoc. | |
| 5. | Karl Rebane | Institute of Physics at University of Tartu | sen. res. assoc. | |