Once a particle has been isolated in an optical trap or an electrodynamic balance, the size, composition and refractive index of the particle can be measured by elastic and inelastic light scattering ...

Raman scattering is the inelastic light scattering by optical ... Acoustic phonons are closely related to elastic properties, which reflect crystal structure and bonding. Such elastic properties ...

Enhancement techniques including UV resonance Raman, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, surface-enhanced Raman scattering and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy overcome the traditional challenge ...

More information: M. Mitrano et al, Exploring Quantum Materials with Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering, Physical Review X ...