Discovering the invisible with lasers - Time resolved laser spectroscopy: pictures of matter and life

Talk: 27th February 2025, 19:00, Conference Hall/Library of Alovera.

This talk will be given by Juan Cabanillas, PhD in Physics, Senior Research Professor at IMDEA nanociencia and Honorary Professor in the Department of Applied Physical Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

In this talk, we will explore how different laser spectroscopy techniques allow us to observe and understand energy and charge transfer phenomena in matter, fundamental processes in many photophysical and photochemical reactions. We will begin by simply explaining what laser spectroscopy is and discovering its origins. This technique shares its roots with photography and cinema.

Next, we will conceptually present some of the most widely used techniques, showing how they help us "freeze" moments in ultra-fast processes.

Finally, we will look at case studies that have allowed us to understand fascinating phenomena such as photosynthesis, the mechanism of human vision, and other fundamental processes of great scientific relevance.

The day of the talk...

Prof. Juan Cabanillas explains the basics of pump-probe techniques. Family picture of today's talk. Purificación Tortuero (Mayor of Alovera), Prof. Juan Cabanillas, José Luis F. Cuñado (AloveCIENCIA organizzer), Raul Gil (Deputy Mayort), Mercedes García Granizo (Library Director) and Álvaro Cebellín (Councilor for Civil Protection).

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