A novel Raman optical activity instrument operating in the deep ultraviolet spectral region

Kapitán, J., Barron, L. D. and Hecht, L. (2015) A novel Raman optical activity instrument operating in the deep ultraviolet spectral region. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 46(4), pp. 392-399. (doi: 10.1002/jrs.4665)

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Abstract

Raman optical activity (ROA) has been exclusively observed in the visible (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) spectral regions to date. During the last few years, we have designed, constructed and tested the first ROA instrument, operating in the deep-ultraviolet (DUV) spectral region employing 244-nm excitation. This novel DUV ROA instrument is based on a backscattering geometry and incident circular polarization modulation (ICP); it makes use of a fast DUV imaging lens-based spectrograph and specially designed DUV grade polarization optics. The performance of this instrument has been evaluated by analysing measured non-resonant DUV ROA spectra of non-absorbing enantiomeric liquid samples and by comparing these with corresponding ROA spectra recorded in the visible spectral region.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This work is supported by grants from the UK Engineering andPhysical Sciences Research Council and Technology Agency ofthe Czech Republic (project no. TE01020229).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Kapitan, Dr Josef and Barron, Professor Laurence
Authors: Kapitán, J., Barron, L. D., and Hecht, L.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
Journal Name:Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0377-0486
ISSN (Online):1097-4555
Published Online:04 March 2015

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