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    Some Examples of Lasers in Research

    • Ultrafast lasers are used to probe properties of chemical bonds in molecules and changes that take place in molecular and electronic structure during chemical reactions 8, a, b.
    • Lasers are employed in chemical sensing c, d, imaging c, d and in experimental strategies aimed at single molecule detection d, e, f.
    • Laser beams are used as molecular tweezers in optical trapping g experiments.
    • Lasers are used as sensitive probes of surfaces and interfaces e, h.

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    Imaging protein expression in a live cell d

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    Lasers as probes of interfaces h

    References

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    3. M. Lee, M.C. Wanke Science, 2007, 316, 64.
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    5. M.J. Wirth, M.A. Legg, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 2007, 58, 489.
    6. http://www.microscopyu.com/references/singlemolecule.html
    7. http://www.rp-photonics.com/optical_tweezers.html
    8. G. L. Richmond, Acc. Chem. Res. 2008, 41, 739.

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