Applications of free-electron lasers to measurements of energy transfer in biopolymers and materials

Glenn S. Edwards; J. Bruce Johnson; John A. Kozub; Jerri A. Tribble; Katrina Wagner

doi:10.1117/12.137462

7 August 1992 Applications of free-electron lasers to measurements of energy transfer in biopolymers and materials

Glenn S. Edwards, J. Bruce Johnson, John A. Kozub, Jerri A. Tribble, Katrina Wagner

Proceedings Volume 1646, Laser-Tissue Interaction III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137462
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Free-electron lasers (FELs) provide tunable, pulsed radiation in the infrared. Using the FEL as a pump beam, we are investigating the mechanisms for energy transfer between localized vibrational modes and between vibrational modes and lattice or phonon modes. Either a laser-Raman system or a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer will serve as the probe beam, with the attribute of placing the burden of detection on two conventional spectroscopic techniques that circumvent the limited response of infrared detectors. More specifically, the Raman effect inelastically shifts an exciting laser line, typically a visible frequency, by the energy of the vibrational mode; however, the shifted Raman lines also lie in the visible, allowing for detection with highly efficient visible detectors. With regards to FTIR spectroscopy, the multiplex advantage yields a distinct benefit for infrared detector response. Our group is investigating intramolecular and intermolecular energy transfer processes in both biopolymers and more traditional materials. For example, alkali halides contain a number of defect types that effectively transfer energy in an intermolecular process. Similarly, the functioning of biopolymers depends on efficient intramolecular energy transfer. Understanding these mechanisms will enhance our ability to modify biopolymers and materials with applications to biology, medecine, and materials science.

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Glenn S. Edwards, J. Bruce Johnson, John A. Kozub, Jerri A. Tribble, and Katrina Wagner "Applications of free-electron lasers to measurements of energy transfer in biopolymers and materials", Proc. SPIE 1646, Laser-Tissue Interaction III, (7 August 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137462

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Free electron lasers

Biopolymers

Spectroscopy

Energy transfer

Infrared radiation

FT-IR spectroscopy

Visible radiation

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