Biophysics applications of free-electron lasers

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Abstract

There has been a significant financial effort poured into the technology of the Free Electron Laser (FEL) over the last 15 years or so. Much of that money was spent in the hopes that the FEL would be a key element in the Strategic Defense Initiative, but a small fraction of money was allocated for the Medical FEL program. The Medical FELs program was aimed at exploring how the unique capabilities of the FEL could be utilized in medical applications. Part of the Medical FEl effort has been in clinical applications, but some of the effort has also been put into exploring applications of the FEL for fundamental biological physics. It is the purpose of this brief text to outline some of the fundamental biophysics I have done, and some plans we have for the future. Since the FEL is (still) considered to be an avant garde device, the reader should not be surprised to find that much of the work proposed here is also rather radical and avant garde.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsH.A. Schwettman
PublisherPubl by Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Pages94-104
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)0819410802
StatePublished - 1993
EventFree-Electron Laser Spectroscopy in Biology, Medicine, and Materials Science - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Duration: Jan 17 1993Jan 22 1993

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume1854
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherFree-Electron Laser Spectroscopy in Biology, Medicine, and Materials Science
CityLos Angeles, CA, USA
Period1/17/931/22/93

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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