Integrated ultraviolet and tunable mid-infrared laser source for analyses of proteins

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6455, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hazama, Hisanao ^a   Takatani, Yoshiaki ^b   Awazu, Kunio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Difference frequency generation; Mass spectrometry; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization; Third harmonic generation; Tunable mid infrared laser

Indexed keywords

GAS LASERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER PULSES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEINS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY GENERATION; FREE ELECTRON LASER (FEL); MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION (MALDI) TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET (UV) LASERS;

LASER TUNING;

EID: 34247346039     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.700112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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