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- Authors:
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Rudolf Rigler
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Department of Medical Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Michel Orrit
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CNRS et Université Bordeaux I, C.P.M.O.H., Talence, France
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Thomas Basché
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Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
- The most comprehensive book on the application of single molecule spectroscopy in chemical physics, biology and nanosciences
- The competence of the participants in the Nobel Conference is reflected by the scientific quality of the book
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xviii
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- A. M. van Oijen, M. Ketelaars, J. Köhler, T. J. Aartsma, J. Schmidt
Pages 62-81
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- C. Brunel, P. Tamarat, B. Lounis, M. Orrit
Pages 99-113
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- J. Yu, D.-H. Hu, P. F. Barbara
Pages 114-129
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- C. F. Wilson, D. T. Chiu, R. N. Zare, A. Strömberg, A. Karlsson, O. Orwar
Pages 130-143
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- K. Kneipp, H. Kneipp, I. Itzkan, R. R. Dasari, M. S. Feld
Pages 144-160
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- C. G. Hübner, V. Krylov, A. Renn, P. Nyffeler, U. P. Wild
Pages 161-176
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- R. Rigler, L. Edman, Z. Földes-Papp, S. Wennmalm
Pages 177-194
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- T. Wohland, K. Friedrich-Bénet, H. Pick, A. Preuss, R. Hovius, H. Vogel
Pages 195-210
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- A. Koltermann, U. Kettling, J. Stephan, M. Rarbach, T. Winkler, M. Eigen
Pages 211-226
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- N. J. Dovichi, R. Polakowski, A. Skelley, D. B. Craig, J. Wong
Pages 241-256
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- H. Frauenfelder, B. H. McMahon
Pages 257-276
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- A. S. Mikhailov, P. Stange, B. Hess
Pages 277-292
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- D. S. Talaga, Y. Jia, M. A. Bopp, A. Sytnik, W. A. DeGrado, R. J. Cogdell et al.
Pages 313-325
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- T. Ha, X. Zhuang, H. Babcock, H. Kim, J. W. Orr, J. R. Williamson et al.
Pages 326-337
About this book
One often hears that nanoscience or, in other words, the knowledge and control of matter at length scales of a few nanometers, will be the scientific frontier of the 21st century. Although it has become almost commonplace, this prediction deserves some justification. The technological and scientific stakes of nanoscience indeed encompass many fields of science: they include the ultimate miniaturization of electronic devices to acquire, store, and process information, and also such basic endeavors as understanding the microscopic processes and patterns responsible for the physical properties of materials, or the many unsolved questions raised by the astoundingly intricate workings of living matter. Although the dream of observing and controlling matter at molecular scales is nearly as old as the very concept of molecules, earlier attempts at practical realizations were hampered by a scarcity of suitable access to the nanoworld. During the last two decades of the 20th century, owing to the several new tools which have been developed to address objects at nanometer scales, the nanoworld appears closer than ever, within our reach! A major class of methods in nanoscience are local probe microscopies such as scanning tunnelling or atomic force microscopies. They require scanning a sharp tip with molecular dimensions across the surface of the sample under study and, by direct action of the tip on the sample, they make nano-manipulations possible. The present book is devoted to another class of methods, the selection and study of single, optically active nano-objects by purely optical means.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Medical Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Rudolf Rigler
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CNRS et Université Bordeaux I, C.P.M.O.H., Talence, France
Michel Orrit
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Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
Thomas Basché