• MTA-ELTE LENDÜLET Laboratory Astrochemistry Research Group
    & Laboratory of Molecular Spectroscopy

Instruments

Matrix-isolation setups:

VIZSLA

Versatile Ice Zigzag Sublimation Setup for Laboratory Astrochemistry
Built: 2019-2021
Gold-plated silver substrates used for FT-IR reflexion-absorption measurements in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions that can be cooled down to 3 K and 11 K, respectively
Vacuum chamber: Leybold TRIVAC D 40 B rotary vane pump, Leybold RUVAC WAU 251 Roots pump, Leybold TURBOVAC MAG W 600 iP turbomolecular pump, Edwards Next85H CF63 NW16 80W auxiliary turbomolecular pump
Closed-cycle Sumitomo RDK-415D and Sumitomo CH202 He-cryostats
Sumitomo F-50 and Sumitomo HC-4E compressors
Si-diode thermometer, Lakeshore 365D temperature controller
Accessories:

  • Knudsen-cell
  • direct sample inlet via leak valves and capillary arrays
  • Bruker Invenio-R FT-IR spectrometer
  • MBE Komponenten HABS 40 hydrogen atom beam source
  • SPECS EQ22 electron gun
  • microwave discharge hydrogen atom UV source
  • Pfeiffer Prisma QMA 200 quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS)
  • port for laser irradiation
  • cooled capillary filled with catalyst for para-H2 conversion

George

Named after: George Pimentel
Built: 2003
Lowest temperature: 8 K
Closed-cycle CTI M22 He cryostat
CTI 8200 compressor
Si-diode thermometer
Lakeshore 321 thermostat
Accessories: Knudsen cell, jet, pyrolysis jet

Marilyn

Named after: Marilyn Jacox
Built: 2011
Lowest temperature: 8 K
Closed-cycle CTI M21 He cryostat
CTI 8200 compressor
Si-diode thermometer
Lakeshore 321 thermostat
Accessories: Knudsen cell, jet, pyrolysis jet

Werner

Name after: Werner Klotzbücher
Donated by Werner Klotzbücher in 2011
Lowest temperature: 8 K
Closed-cycle Air Products Displex DE 202
He-cryostat
Accessories: oven,
quartz crystal microbalance

Lézerek:

Spectra Physics Quanta Ray PRO 250-10 Nd:YAG

Laser Facility
Purchased: 2011
10 Hz
8-12 ns, 1710 mJ/pulse @ 1064 nm
1-2 ns, 890 mJ/pulse @ 532 nm
2-3 ns, 540 mJ/pulse @ 355 nm

Spectra Physics Quanta Ray LAB 150-10 Nd:YAG

Laser Facility
Purchased: 2011
10 Hz
8-12 ns, 650 mJ/pulse @ 1064 nm
1-2 ns, 300 mJ/pulse @ 532 nm
2-3 ns, 270 mJ/pulse @ 355 nm
3-4 ns, 180 mJ/pulse @ 266 nm

Lambda Physics COMPex 201 excimerlézer

Laser Facility, Property of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Moved to Eötvös University in 2012
1-10 Hz
193 nm (ArF)
248 nm (KrF)
351 nm (XeF)

Sirah Precision Scan LG-18 Dye Laser

Laser Facility
Purchased: 2011
Pumped by: Quanta Ray PRO 250-10 Nd:YAG
Range: 215-920 nm
Resolution: 0.06 cm-1

GWU Versa Scan MB-ULD 240 OPO & UvScan

Laser Facility
Purchased: 2011
Pumped by: Quanta Ray LAB 150-10 Nd:YAG
Range: 213-2800 nm
Resolution: 5-8 cm-1

Laser setups:

Matrix-isolation photochemistry (UV, VIS, NIR)

Built: 2011
Devices used: LAB 150-10 Nd:YAG + GWU OPO & UvScan
Detection: FT-IR

Jet-cooled laser induced fluorescence (LIF) and dispersed fluorescence (LIDF)

Built: 2011-2012
Devices used: LAB 250-10 Nd:YAG + Sirah
LIF detection: Newport 77348-S PMT + Tektronix TPS 2024 oscilloscope
LIDF detection: Princeton Instruments Acton SP 2300 monochromator + PI-MAX3 ICCD
Vacuum chamber: Leybold rotary & roots pumps

Spectrometers:

Bruker Invenio-R FT-IR spectrometer

MTA-ELTE Lendület Laboratory Astrochemistry Group
Purchased: 2019
IR source: Globar, White light; Detektor: MCT, DTGS
IR range: ca. 400-8000 cm-1
Best resolution: 0.5 cm-1

Bruker IFS 55 FT-IR and FRA 106/S Raman spectrometer

Institute of Chemistry
Purchased: 1993
IR source: Globar, W; Detector: MCT, DTGS
Raman source: 1064 nm 500 mW Nd:YAG
Raman detector: Ge
IR range: ca. 400-8000 cm-1
Raman range: ca. 80-6000 cm-1
Best resolution: 0.5 cm-1

Bruker Equinox55/PMA37 FT-IR and VCD spectrometer

Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory for Chiroptical Structure Analysis
Purchased: 2003
Source: Globar; detector: MCT
IR range: ca. 400-6000 cm-1
VCD range: ca. 750-4000 cm-1
Best resolution: 0.5 cm-1

Bruker IFS 28 FT-IR spectrometer

Institute of Chemistry
Moved to Eötvös University in 2009
Source: Globar
Detector: DTGS
Range: ca. 400-4000 cm-1
Best resolution: 1 cm-1

BBioTools ChiralRaman 2x Raman Optical Activity/Raman spectrometer

ELTE TTK
Purchased: 2011
SCP-ROA
Laser: 532 nm, 2 W, cw Nd:YVO4
Detector: Peltier-cooled CCD camera
Range: ca. 200-2600 cm-1
Resolution: 10 cm-1

Ocean Optics HR2000 fiber-optic UV-VIS spectrometer and DL2000 source

ELTE TTK
Source: W, Deuterium
Resolution: 0.035 nm
Range: 200-1100 nm

Varian Cary 3E UV-VIS spectrometer

Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory for Chiroptical Structure Analysis
Source: W, Deuterium
Double monochromator setup
Resolution: 0.2-4 nm

Other instruments, accessories:

Priceton Instruments PI-MAX3 Unigen2 ICCD camera

Laser Facility
Purchased: 2011
Used for the LIDF setup

Princeton Instruments Acton SP 2300 monochromator

Laser Facility
Purchased: 2011
Used for the LIDF setup
3 gratings

Pyrolysis jet

Built: 2009

Hg and Xe lamps

Monocromator and interference filters
Part of them are donated by Dr. Werner Klotzbücher in 2011

Beowulf PC Cluster