IUVS: Inelastic Ultraviolet Scattering Lab
Welcome to the Inelastic UltraViolet Scattering LaboratoryThe IUVS (Inelastic Ultraviolet Scattering) Laboratory is a user facility for UV Resonance Raman scattering (UVRR) spectroscopy at Elettra with tunable laser sources in the range between 150 and 400 nm. Our mission is to develop and offer to users advanced UVRR setup exploiting both fixed UV laser sources (at 213, 224, 248 and 266 nm) and fully tunable ps- and ns- laser sources with emission in the FUV-DUV-near UV range (150-315 nm, 350-475 nm). Our in-house research projects include the application of UVRR spectroscopy in relevant scientific fields, such as chemical-physics of water and liquids, characterization of polymers and gels, investigation of biological molecules such as proteins, peptides and DNA, carbon-related materials, nanostructures and materials, supramolecular chemistry, forensic science. |
Research Highlights 
Amyloidogenic and non-amyloidogenic molten globule conformation of β-lactoglobulin in self-crowded regime
Molecular insights on the thermal unfolding and aggregation of proteins are achivied by in situ and operando UV Resonance Raman spectroscopy. 
A Double-Walled Tetrahedron with AgI4 Vertices Binds Different Guests in Distinct SitesA double-walled tetrahedral metal-organic cage assembled in solution from silver(I), 2-fromyl-1,8-naphthyridine, halide, and a threefold-symmetric triamine. Read More
Electron-phonon coupling and vibrational properties of size-selected linear carbon chains by resonance Raman scattering
UV resonance Raman spectroscopy of size-selected linear sp-carbon chains unveils vibrational overtones and combinations up to the fifth order.
Amide Spectral Fingerprints are Hydrogen Bonding-Mediated
The origin of the peculiar amide spectral features of proteins in aqueous solution is investigated by exploiting a combined theoretical and experimental approach to study UV Resonance Raman (RR) spectra of simple dipeptide molecular models.
Structural specificity of groove binding mechanism between imidazolium-based ionic liquids and DNAThe predicted capability of Ionic Liquids (ILs) in stabilizing the native structure of nucleic acids is relevant in biotechnology, especially for DNA storage and handling. Read More
Single-atom substitution enables supramolecular diversity from dipeptide building blocksDipeptides are popular building blocks for supramolecular gels that do not persist in the environment and may find various applications. Read More
In Competition for Water: Hydrated Choline Chloride:Urea vs Choline Acetate:Urea Deep Eutectic Solvents
The replacement of chloride with acetate makes possible the design of safer choline-based DESs.
Structure of human telomere G-quadruplex in the presence of a model drug
G-rich DNA sequences are able to fold into structures called G-quadruplexes (G4).
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The inelastic scattering phenomenon known as the Raman effect consists in the exchange of a quantum vibrational energy occurring when a monochromatic light illuminates a molecular system. The shift in the photon energy between incident and inelastically scattered light corresponds to a vibrational frequency due to the excitation/deactivation of molecular vibrations.
The Resonance Raman effect offers the possibility to overcome some limitations affecting non-resonance conventional Raman spectroscopy, by dramatically improving the selectivity and sensitivity. If the incident light frequency is in correspondence (or close) of any absorption band associated with an excited electronic state, the same vibrational transition takes place upon the so-called resonance Raman (RR) scattering. Upon this condition, the intensity of the vibrational modes whose motions are coupled to the driven motion of the electronic transition are selectively enhanced in the Raman spectrum
User's News
Proposal SubmissionWe invite users and collabrators to discuss thier proposals with the beamline local contacts well in advance before the submission deadline. This is crucial for a careful assesment of the experiment feasibility and may lead to improvements in the proposed experimental plan. In a restricted number of cases, when doubts arise about the suitability of your samples (sample absorption etc), it may be possible for you to arrange a test. Our website provides a wealth of informaiton on experiment feasibilty and proposal submission. For more info, please vist the IUVS Users section. |
Call for proposalsThe deadline for proposal submission for beamtime allocation is to be announced |
