Coimbra Laser Lab (CLL)

Chemical Reactivity at Low-Temperatures

Investigations on chemical reactivity at low-temperatures (down to 4 K) trigger by narrowband UV-Vis-IR radiation and using steady-state FTIR spectroscopy

Espectroscopia de fluorescência

i) fluorescência em estado estacionário ii) fluorescência resolvida no tempo

Flash Photolysis

Singlet oxygen detection and quantification.

Fotobiologia

i) viabilidade celular; ii) fototoxicidade; iii) "uptake"; e iv) mecanismo de morte celular

Infrared and Raman Spectrospcopy

Infrared and Raman spectroscopic analysis applied to materials and food science, astrochemistry, arts and cultural heritage, and fundamental science

Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Spectroscopic Data

Multivariate statistical analysis and extracting information from spectral data through chemometrics

Photoacoustic calorimetry

High precision thermochemistry studies of transient species. Quantum yields of fast photoinduced processes. Detection of fast structural volume changes in molecules and macromolecules.

Photoacoustic tomography

Based on acoustic detection of optical absorption from endogenous chromophores (e.g. hemoglobin) or exogenous contrast agents (organic dyes or nanoparticles), it is an imaging modality with great potential for preclinical research and clinical practice.

Serviços diversos de análise fotoquímica

i) estudos de fotoestabilidade incluindo avalição de fotocatalisadores, etc; ii) estudos espectroscópicos UV-Vis-NIR; iii) estudos fotofísicos; iv) estudos teóricos.

Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy