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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
Director: Prof. Baldassare Di Bartolo
 The purpose of the International School of Atomic and Molecular
Spectroscopy is two-fold:
- To bring the workers in spectroscopy and related disciplines up
to date on the new experimental and theoretical developments in this
field of research, and
- To create an opportunity for the researchers in the various
subfields of spectroscopy to discuss their problems in an
interdisciplinary framework.
Spectroscopic investigations are concerned with phenomena observed
when the radiation from a source, separated into its various
wavelengths, is made to interact with the constituents of a physical
system. Through the examination of particular spectra, the
identification of known molecular species can be carried out; by means
of spectroscopy it has been possible, for example, to identify the
presence of chemical elements in distant stars.
More basic applications of the science of spectroscopy have produced
a better understanding of atomic and molecular structures and of such
phenomena as luminescence. Rotational, vibrational and electronic states
of molecules continue to be subjects of investigation; also the
important field of energy transfer between the different degrees of
freedom in molecules is an object of study.
In solids, spectroscopic investigations are directed to uncover the
interrelation of absorption and emission properties with the location of
the constituents and the crystalline symmetry. Studies of impurity
spectra have shown the usefulness of spectral data in providing
information about the spectra of such collective excitations of solids
as phonons and magnons. Also, on the basis of purely spectroscopic data
it is possible to predict the feasibility and efficiency of solid state
systems as possible laser materials.
The technique of flash photolysis has extended the usage of
spectroscopy to the excited states of gases, liquids and solids with the
measurement of transitions not allowed from the ground state. When used
to check the evolution of a reaction, this technique has uncovered the
presence of transient species, often not seen before, and existing only
under particular experimental conditions.
The next Erice School is as follows:
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NATO ADVANCED
STUDY INSTITUTE
BIO-PHOTONICS: Spectroscopy,
Imaging,
Sensing, and Manipulation
Erice, Italy; July 2-17, 2009
The aim of
this Institute will be to give a broad overview of the emerging field of
bio-photonics including the optical analysis, spectroscopy, sensing and
imaging of biological
systems as well as their manipulation and modification. The proposed
meeting will start from the consideration of fundamental principles, and will reach the current frontiers of
research in a
systematic and didactic fashion.
The
Institute will provide the participants with an opportunity to
present their research work in the form of short seminars or posters.
The
proceedings of the course will be developed as a book and
published in the NATO Science Series.
In addition to the NATO funds the Institute is also sponsored by: Boston College, ENEA-Italy, Italian Ministry of University
and Scientific-Technological Research, Sicilian Regional Government, National Science Foundation (NASA USA).
This year we welcome the additional sponsorship of: Karlsruhe School of Optics and Photonics (KSOP) (http://www.ksop.de)
For details of the complete program, with lecturers and attendance requirements
click here [Announcement:
(25 KB .PDF)]
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The International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy
organized past advanced study institutes and workshops on the following
subjects:
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2008- Workshop on Advances in Luminescence Spectroscopy
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2007- Frontier Developments in Optics and Spectroscopy
[Final
Report: 6.3 MB PDF]
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2006- Workshop on Advances in the Study of
Luminescence Materials [Final
Report: 2.4 MB PDF]
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2005 - New Developments in Optics and Related Fields:
Modern Techniques, Materials and Applications
[Final
Report: 4.9 MB PDF]
- 2004 - Advances in Luminescence Research
[Final
Report: 1.4 MB PDF]
- 2003 - Frontiers of Optical Spectroscopy [Group
Photo] [Final
Report: 5.2 MB PDF]
- The book, sponsored by NATO, has been published by
Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- 2002 - Workshop on the Status and Prospects of Luminescence
Research
- 2001- Spectroscopy of Systems with Spatially Confined Structures
- 2000 - Workshop on Advanced Topics in Luminescence Spectroscopy
- 1999 - Advances in Energy Transfer Processes
- 1998 - Workshop on Advances in Solid State Luminescence
Spectroscopy
- 1997 - Ultrafast Dynamics of Quantum Systems: Physical Processes
and Spectroscopic Techniques
- 1996 - Workshop on Luminescence Spectroscopy
- 1995 - Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Collective Excitations in
Solids
- 1993 - Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Solids: Advances and
Applications
- 1991 - Optical Properties of Excited States in Solids
- 1989 - Advances in Nonradiative Processes
- 1987 - Disordered Solids: Structures and Processes
- 1985 - Spectroscopy of Solid-State Laser-Type Materials
- 1983 - Energy Transfer Processes in Condensed Matter
- 1981 - Collective Excitations in Solids
- 1979 - Radiationless Processes
- 1977 - Luminescence of Inorganic Solids
- 1975 - The Spectroscopy of the Excited State
- 1974 - Optical Properties of Ions in Solids
These events have taken place in Erice, Italy at the "Centro di
Cultura Scientifica Ettore Majorana." (CCSEM). For a list of other
Institutes offered by the CCSEM see:
http://www.ccsem.infn.it.
Court yard of San Rocco Hall, by the Dining Hall and the
Computer Room
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