Helios – Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectrometer

Features: • Advanced LabVIEW based software for instrument control and data acquisition. • 2-unit design with the optical bench isolated from the electronics and detectors. • Broad probe spectral range: 350-2400 nm. • 8 ns time window; resolution: 14 fs. • Time window extendable to milliseconds with the EOS add-on. • Fiber coupled high-speed spectrometers. Applications: The research areas where Helios is useful are: • Photochemistry and photophysics. • Photobiology and cell biology. • Material science and nanotechnology. • Supramolecular chemistry and non-linear optical studies. • Investigation on electronic properties of materials. • Studies on photo-induced electron transfer of chromaphores