TY - JOUR
T1 - Infrared free-electron laser applications
T2 - Investigations of the dynamics of molecular systems
AU - Dlott, Dana D.
PY - 1992/7/1
Y1 - 1992/7/1
N2 - Applications of tunable infrared picosecond pulse free-electron lasers are considered in this article. The difficulties of combining an FEL with an intricate experimental apparatus, together with the performance specifications which an FEL must achieve in order to perform sophisticated applications, are discussed. Some novel applications in which FELs should excel due to their unique properties are described. These include measurements of vibrational dynamics in condensed phases, hyper Raman scattering, and a novel class of experiments, nanoheating. In nanoheating experiments, a specific nanometer-sized object is abruptly heated to high temperatures while the surroundings remain mostly unaffected. Potential applications of nanoheating include viral vaccine production and cell fusion.
AB - Applications of tunable infrared picosecond pulse free-electron lasers are considered in this article. The difficulties of combining an FEL with an intricate experimental apparatus, together with the performance specifications which an FEL must achieve in order to perform sophisticated applications, are discussed. Some novel applications in which FELs should excel due to their unique properties are described. These include measurements of vibrational dynamics in condensed phases, hyper Raman scattering, and a novel class of experiments, nanoheating. In nanoheating experiments, a specific nanometer-sized object is abruptly heated to high temperatures while the surroundings remain mostly unaffected. Potential applications of nanoheating include viral vaccine production and cell fusion.
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U2 - 10.1016/0168-9002(92)91017-4
DO - 10.1016/0168-9002(92)91017-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026890811
VL - 318
SP - 26
EP - 29
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
IS - 1-3
ER -