The research group of microwave and terahertz spectroscopy is focused on detailed theoretical analyses and experimental studies in the sub-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The interpretation of experimental data is based on the terms of effective quantum-mechanical Hamiltonians. The (homemade) microwave spectrometers (in cm, mm and sub-mm range) built in our laboratories can differentiate the (fine and) hyperfine structure of molecules with the accuracy of Cs standard. In addition to the instruments mentioned before, the laboratory is equipped with terahertz spectrometers working in a spectral range from 0.1 to 7.5 THz. These unique instruments allow us to study intermolecular interactions.
The subjects of study are high-resolution spectra of small, not yet thoroughly researched, molecules and their radicals (e.g. SNP, FCO2∙, and FSO3∙) and larger biologically active molecules in gas-phase. Terahertz spectrometers broaden the focus to measurements of solid (mostly active pharmaceutical ingredients) and liquid samples (e.g. ionic liquids).
Head: |
Prof. Dr. Štěpán Urban |
Members: |
Patrik Kania, Ph.D. Jan Koucký, Ph.D. Tereza Uhlíková, Ph.D. Ing. Lucie Kolesniková, Ph.D. Karel Vávra, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. students: |
Kateřina Luková, M.Sc. (ŠU) Ivana Šlechtová, M.Sc. (ŠU) |
* supervisors listed in brackets: ŠU = Prof. Dr. Urban