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Two years of free-electron laser applications research in biological physics

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Edwards, G; Logan, R; Copeland, M; Reinisch, L; Davidson, J; Johnson, B; MacIunas, R; Mendenhall, M; Ossoff, R; Tribble, J; Werkhaven, J; O'Day, D
Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
July 27, 1994

The Vanderbilt free-electron laser has been operational for several years. This extended collaboration has been investigating outstanding problems in biological physics and medical physics with several research goals in mind. Our most fundamental goal is to improve the understanding of intermolecular and intramolecular vibrational energy transfer mechanisms in biopolymers. Our approach is to pursue both experimental and theoretical research addressing vibrational energy transfer in biological physics. The remaining goals can be summarized as the application of our fundamental advancements in polymer physics to molecular biology and to clinical and surgical medicine. One of our most successful research programs to date has been a systematic investigation of the wavelength dependence for infrared laser ablation of tissue, highlighting the potential for clinical and surgical applications of infrared light delivered with picosecond pulses. This research program demonstrates the role of molecular mechanisms for vibrational energy transfer in determining the ablative properties of tissue.

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

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1996-756X

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

July 27, 1994

Volume

2138

Start / End Page

35 / 40

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering
 

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Edwards, G., Logan, R., Copeland, M., Reinisch, L., Davidson, J., Johnson, B., … O’Day, D. (1994). Two years of free-electron laser applications research in biological physics. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Vol. 2138, pp. 35–40). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.181340
Edwards, G., R. Logan, M. Copeland, L. Reinisch, J. Davidson, B. Johnson, R. MacIunas, et al. “Two years of free-electron laser applications research in biological physics.” In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2138:35–40, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.181340.
Edwards G, Logan R, Copeland M, Reinisch L, Davidson J, Johnson B, et al. Two years of free-electron laser applications research in biological physics. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1994. p. 35–40.
Edwards, G., et al. “Two years of free-electron laser applications research in biological physics.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 2138, 1994, pp. 35–40. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.181340.
Edwards G, Logan R, Copeland M, Reinisch L, Davidson J, Johnson B, MacIunas R, Mendenhall M, Ossoff R, Tribble J, Werkhaven J, O’Day D. Two years of free-electron laser applications research in biological physics. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1994. p. 35–40.

Published In

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

DOI

EISSN

1996-756X

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

July 27, 1994

Volume

2138

Start / End Page

35 / 40

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering