Vernier Flash Photolysys Spectrometer

Photochemical reactions are very important in many areas of chemistry with applications including photodynamic therapy and solar energy harvesting. These reactions often proceed quickly and, as a result, require fast reaction techniques to analyze. The Vernier Flash Photolysis Spectrometer is a simple, user-friendly transient absorption spectrometer. It is useful for demonstrating the fundamental principles of these types of fast, photo-catalyzed reactions. Some experiment ideas include kinetics of photochemical reactions such as

Excited-state dynamics
Triplet-decay analysis
Time-resolved phosphorescence
Phosphorescence-quenching kinetics
Isomerization
Reactive free radicals
Photocatalysis