Scientific Programme

MAY 14, 2007  (Monday)

09:30–09:45  ECONOS-2007 Opening

Session 1.  Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Intermolecular Interactions

09:45–10:25   T. B. Settersten (Sandia National Laboratories, USA), X. Chen, W. D. Kulatilaka, R. P. Lucht, S. Roy, J. R. Gord 
«Time domain and level-specific investigations of collisions using picosecond two-color wave-mixing spectroscopy»

10:25–10:50   L. Gуmez, R. Z. Martinez, D. Bermejo, F. Thibault, P. Joubert (Universite de Franche – Comte, France), B. Bussery-Honvault , J. Bonamy 
«Q-branch line widths of N2 perturbed by H2: experiments and quantum calculations from an ab initio potential»

10:50–11:15  Coffee Break

11:15–11:40   V.G. Arakcheev, V.B. Morozov (Moscow State University, Russia), A.N. Olenin, V.G. Tunkin, A.A. Valeev 
«Distinctive features of rotational energy transfer in CO2 Q-branches»

11:40–12:05   A. Rouzee (Universite de Bourgogne, France), S. Guerin, B. Lavorel, O. Faucher
«Field-free molecular alignment of ethylene: effect of intensity, temperature and polarization»

12:10–13:20  Lunch 

13:30–15:00  Poster Session I

Session 2.  Ultrafast Phenomena

15:00–15:25   A. Materny (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany)
«Femtosecond Time-Resolved Four-Wave Mixing Spectroscopy - A Versatile Tool for the Investigation and Control of Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics in Electronic Ground and Excited States»

15:25–15:50   H. M. Frey (University of Bern, Switzerland), D. S. Kummli, S. Leutwyler 
«High resolution rotational spectroscopy by femtosecond degenerate four-wave mixing»

15:50–16:15   A. A. Podshivalov, D. Lorenc, I. Bugar (International Laser Center, Slovak Republic), F. Uherek, E. E. Serebryannikov, A. A. Ivanov, Yu. M. Mikhailova, A. M. Zheltikov, D. Chorvat 
«Spectroscopic aspects of nonlinear spectral broadening of high energy femtosecond pulses in an ionizing gas»

16:15–16:30  Coffee Break

16:30–16:55   A. M. Walser, M. Meisinger, P. P. Radi, M. Tulej, T. Gerber, G. Knopp (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)
«Fs-time resolved all ultraviolet two colour resonant FWM spectroscopy on H2CO»

MAY 15, 2007   (Tuesday)

Session 3.  Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Molecular Vibrations

09:30–09:55   V.G. Arakcheev (Moscow State University,Russia), V.N.Bagratashvili, S.A. Dubyanskiy, V.B. Morozov, A.N. Olenin, V.K.Popov, V.G. Tunkin, A.A. Valeev 
«Spectral line broadening of liquid carbon dioxide in nanopores»

09:55–10:20   A.D.Kudryavtseva (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russia), V.S.Gorelik, N.V. Tcherniega
«New optical phenomena in synthetic opals: stimulated globular scattering and photonic flame effect»
 
10:20–10:35   Coffee Break

10:35–11:00   K. Richard (University of Oxford, U.K), P. Ewart 
«High resolution mid-infra-red Polarization Spectroscopy of Methane using an improved Diode-Seeded Modeless Laser»

11:00–11:25   M. Chrysos (Universite d’Angers, France), F. Rachet, N. Egorova, A. Kouzov
«Experimental evidence of a novel parity-switching Raman scattering process by isolated molecules»

11:25–11:50  A. Volkmer (University of Stuttgart, Germany), A. Kovalev, A. Muschielok, S. Busch 
«Vibrational microspectroscopy of biological systems based on CARS microscopy»

12:00–13:00   Lunch

13:00–15:00   Poster Session II

Session 4.  Matter probing by CARS and FWM

15:00–15:25   E. Jourdanneau (ONERA, France), E. Bertseva, M. Habiballah, F. Grisch, F. Chaussard, R. Saint-Loup, T. Gabard, H. Berger
«CARS methane spectroscopy for temperature measurements in rocket engines»

15:30–15:45  Coffee Break

15:45–16:10   M. Meisinger, M. Tulej, G. Knopp, A. M. Walser, T. Gerber, P. P. Radi (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)
«Quantum-State Resolved Characterization of Formaldehyde by Using Non-Linear and Linear Spectroscopic Methods»

16:10–16:35   A. B. Fedotov, E. E. Serebryannikov, A. A. Ivanov, A. M. Zheltikov (Moscow State University,Russia) 
«An all-fiber frequency converter for single-beam CARS»

16:35–16:50   A. Malarski (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany), B. Schuerer, A. Leipertz 
«Dependence of the stimulated Raman scattering threshold in droplets on the laser pulse length in the nanosecond region»

17:00–17:15  ECONOS-2007 Closing