FCS 2010 | Workshop on Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy & Biophotonics

National Workshop on Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy & Biophotonics | FCS 2010

8-13th November 2010

Department of Chemistry
North Eastern Hill University
Shillong 793 022

Course outline:

1) Basics of fluorescence and the idea of fluorescence lifetime;

2)Processes that affect the lifetime: static and dynamic quenching processes, SternVolmer plot, FRET, radiative decay engineering;

3) Anisotropy, measurement of rotational correlation time;

4) The principles and the instrumentation for the Time Correlated Single Photon Counting [TCSPC] technique;

5) TCSPC data analysis, MEM;

6) Fluorescence Upconversion;

7) Use of lifetime together with other techniques: FUM, FCS-TCSPC etc.;

8) Theory and practice of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS);

9)Applications of FCS;

10) Laboratory work: Instrument handling, data fitting;

11) Ultrafast Raman Spectroscopy

12) Discussions on recent developments.

Extended Dead Line : 30th September 2010

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