International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy , Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy: 25 - 30 August, 2002, Budapest, Hungary (Volume 18)

This volume contains the abridged texts of the Keynote lecture, the Plenary lectures, and the two--page extended abstracts of invited oral and poster contributions presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, held in Budapest, Hungary, on 25--30 August 2002. It has become customary to publish the papers presented at this biennial conference in a bound volume. The contributions are grouped into the following sections: * Theoretical Advances in Raman Scattering: Vibrational Analysis / Molecular Dynamics and Structure / Band Shape / Band Intensity * Raman Spectroscopy under Extreme Conditions (Pressure, Temperature, High Magnetic Field, etc.) * Instrumentation / Advanced Techniques / Near Field / Micro Raman / Imaging and Mapping / 2D--Raman Spectroscopy * Ultra--fast Phenomena / Time--resolved Raman Spectroscopy / Ultra--fast Coherent Raman Spectroscopy * Surface Enhanced Scattering * Non--linear Effects / CARS / RIKES * Resonance Raman Spectroscopy * Raman Optical Activity / Raman Scattering Anisotropy * Advanced Materials: Fullerene and Carbon Nanotubes / Diamond / Super--hard Materials / Other Nanoscale Materials and other New Materials * Semiconductors and Related Lower Dimensional Structures / 2--D Electronic Gas * The Solid State: Non--Crystalline Materials / Molecular Crystals / Phase Transitions / Others * Inorganic / Organometallic / Complex Molecules / Organic Systems * Macromolecules and Polymers * Thin Films and Membranes * Proteins / Peptides / Amino Acids / Enzymes / Chromophoric Biomolecules * Lipids / Bio--membranes / Nucleic Acids / Viruses / Cells / Tissues * Artwork / Archaeology / Conservation Science * Surface / Interfacial Phenomena * Industrial Processes and Environmental Applications * Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Analytical Chemistry * Medical (Diagnostic, In Vivo) / Biomedical / Pharmaceutical Applications * Applications in Mineralogy, Geology and other Fields