Research Labs
Laser Lab
Lab Director: Prof. G. Chirico
Location: Room 4054, Floor IV, Building U1b
Description: Microscopy laboratory, single and two-photon excitation single or multi-spot, in-vivo, ex-vivo or in-vitro, imaging and spatio-temporal correlation.
Equipments:
- Microscope for in-vivo imaging in-vivo with pulsed IR laser source (Olympus BX51+ FV300 (scanning head) + Spectra Physics Mai Tai (and DeepSee)).
Back scattering geometry non descanned acquisition.
Temperature control cabinet (The Cube, Life Imaging Services).
Three spectrally separate revelation channels (PMT).
Two photon excitation provided by IR pulsed laser source (femtosecond, 700-1000nm, 80MHz). - Microscope for correlation spectroscopy and nanolithography experiments (Nikon Eclipse Te300 + Spectra Physics Tsunami (with Pulse Picker (Spectra Physics mod 3980)).
Inverted microscope with back-scattering acquisition geometry.
Two APD detectors in a 90° configuration, to acquire different spectral intervals or different polarizations.
Two photon excitation provided by IR pulsed laser source (femtosecond, 700-1000nm, 80MHz).
Pulse Picker (Spectra Physics mod 3980) ) to decrease the repetition rate and frequency doubler to halve the emitted wavelength.
PZT Servo-controller (Physics Instruments).
Cooled j CCD camera Cascade II Photometrics.
Spectral camera Andror iDus. - Homemade Setup for multi-spot microscopy and aberrations correction, equipped with a deformable mirror and a Spatial Light Modulator.
Camera detector. - Scanning confocal microscope with STED super-resolution module (Leica TCS-SP5).
Inverted microscope with back-scattering acquisition geometry.
Single photon excitation (Argon ion, Crypton and He-Ne lasers, single excitation lines between 458nm and 633nm).
Resonant scanner to achieve line acquisition rates up to 8000Hz.
STED module to perform super-resolution microscopy (@592nm, down to 80nm).
BioSpectroscopy Lab
Lab Director: Prof. G. Chirico
Location: Room 4052, Floor IV, Building U1b
Description: Biospectroscopy lab, equipped for absorption, fluorescence, static and dynamic light scattering experiments, thermal imaging, single plane illumination microscopy.
Equipments:
- Spectrophotometer UV-VIS-NIR (V-570, Jasco).
- Spectropolarimeter UV-VIS (J-500°, Jasco).
- Static and dynamic light scattering (homemade setup), HeNe visible laser source at 633nm.
- Single Plane Illumination Microscopy, camera detection (iDS with a 5 megapixel CMOS sensor).
- Multifrequency Phase Fluorometer (K2, ISS), tunable diode laser source (378nm, 436nm, 635nm).
- Steady state fluorometer (Cary Eclipse, Varian), with temperature controller module (Cary Temperture Controller).
- FTIR spectrophotometer, with ATR module for total internal reflection (FT/IR 4100, Jasco).
- Thermo-camera (E40 FLIR) and thermo-imaging setup.
Chemistry Lab
Lab Director: Prof. G. Chirico
Location: Room 4051, Floor IV, Building U1b
Description: Chemistry laboratory, equipped with chemical and biological cabinets, fridge, oven, centrifuge, incubator and a wooden table with hardware tools.
Equipments:
- Chemical cabined (provided by the university).
- Biological Cabinet (Safemate EZ 1.2, EuroClone).
- Precision scales.
- Fridge.
- Oven.
- Centrifuge (IEC MicroCL 17R, Themro electron corporation).
- Incubator (Micra9, Isco).
Sourire
Lab Director: Prof. Giuseppe Gorini
Technical supervisor: dott. Massimiliano Clemenza
Location: Lab Sourire, ground floor, U19 building
Description:
The laboratory activity concerns several applications:
- new experimental techniques for the neutron detection;
- theoretical and experimental research on the thermohydraulic behaviour of two-phase mixtures in helical tubes;
- modelling of nuclear reactors components;
- neutron fluxes and cross sections studies for applications with fourth generation reactors;
- elementary composition of particulate in environmental matrices;
- research of new non-destructive analysis for cultural heritage.
Equipments:
Neutron generator
PlasmaPrometeo Labs
The first laboratory contains industrial scale prototypes for cold plasmas production in vacuum and at atmospheric pressure. One of the devices was realized within the European Project CRAFT PlasmaLeather for the plasma treatments of leather materials.
The second space is dedicated to the plasma sources development. It hosts the toroidal plasma device THORELLO where turbulence in magnetized plasmas is studied.
In the third there are laboratory scale reactors to study plsma deposition of thin films or nanopowders. It hosts a device with a radiofrequency resonant coupling and another one with an inductive coupling for the production of a supersonic plasma jet.
The fourth hosts atmospheric pressure plasma devices. There is a device for the plasma production in high pressure gas and vapour mixtures (Dielectric Barrier Discharge) and another one for the production of a plasma jet.
The last space has an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) for morphological and surface characterization of materials at the nanoscale. There is also a space devoted to optics, with a laser system for diagnostics of dusty plasmas, containing nanoparticles, based on interferometry.
Lab Director: Prof.ssa Claudia Riccardi
Technical supervisor: Alessandro Mietner
Location: Room S1-6, S11-13, lower ground floor, Building U9.
Cold plasmas Lab (U2-3035/3039)
The laboratory hosts radiofrequency devices for the production of cold plasmas in a low pressure gas mixture.
Lab Director: Prof.ssa Claudia Riccardi
Technical supervisor: Alessandro Mietner
Location: Rooms 3035-3039, Floor III, Building U2.
Teaching Lab (U2-2023)
The laboratory contains a device for the magnetized plasma studies, a pumping system to test vacuum technology, instruments to make microwave experiments and a plasma reactor to study glow discharges.
Lab Director: Prof.ssa Claudia Riccardi
Technical supervisor: Alessandro Mietner
Location: Room 2023, Floor II, Building U2.
Cryogenic laboratory
Cryogenic laboratory for elementary particle physics and quantum technologies. The Laboratory is managed in collaboration with Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - INFN.
Lab Director: Prof. Angelo Nucciotti
Technical supervisor: Elena Ferri
Location: 3rd basement floor of the building U2 (U2-3I001).
Equipments:
- Dilution refrigerator Oxford Instruments 200TLE: 0.006 K base temperature, 200 μW @ 0.1 K cooling power and 3500 cm3 experimental volume. Mechanical vibration isolated mounting.
- Dilution refrigerator Oxford Instruments KEL400HA: 0.006 K base temperature, 400 μW @ 0.1 K cooling power and high access 7200 cm3 experimental volume. Mechanical vibration isolated mounting.
- Dilution refrigerator Oxford Instruments Kelvinox MX40: 0.025 K base temperature, 40 μW @ 0.1 K cooling power and 3700 cm3 experimental volume. Instrumented with coax, filters, and HEMT for microwave measurements (4-8 GHz). Ready for superconducting magnet installation (up to 12T). Quick thermal cycling design.
- Cryogen free dilution refrigerator Oxford Instruments Triton DR Special: lower than 0.01 K base temperature, 200 μW @ 0.1 K cooling power and high access 30000 cm3 experimental volume. Instrumented with coax, filters, and HEMT for microwave measurements (4-8 GHz). Ready for superconducting magnet installation (up to 12T).
- The Laboratory is equipped with UHV pumping systems, leak detectors, signal digitization systems, oscilloscopes, electrometers, function generators, VNA, servers, ... The Laboratory is supported by Laboratory 4036 for sample preparation in a Class 100 clean area with micromanipulators, microscopes, wire bonders, and microgram precision balance).
More info:
https://holmes0.mib.infn.it/nucriomib
https://holmes0.mib.infn.it/nucriomib/research/cryogenic-laboratory
https://holmes0.mib.infn.it/
https://dartwars.unimib.it/
