Electron dynamics in biological relevant media
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Publications
Driver T
(2023)
Identification of Cofragmented Combinatorial Peptide Isomers by Two-Dimensional Partial Covariance Mass Spectrometry.
in Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
| Description | The non-linear optical response of aerosols is a new way of probing their properties. Measurements were made on the mechanism of high order harmonic generation from aerosol particles. Scientific discussions were held with our partners at PSI and at ETH in March of last year, and ongoing online discussions have continued. |
| Exploitation Route | We are currently preparing a publication and considering next steps in this research. |
| Sectors | Energy Environment Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | It is too early to be certain of the eventual outcomes but both in the area of radiation damage to biomolecules, optical diagnosis of aerosols and charge carrier generation in organic semiconductors there are outcomes of the collaborations that we will continue to pursue, |
| First Year Of Impact | 2024 |
| Sector | Energy,Environment,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | Collaboration on non-linear optical interactions in aerosols |
| Organisation | ETH Zurich |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hosted a visit from an ETH researcher to set up an aerosol source and provided 4 weeks of laser beamtime for investigating non-linear interactions in aerosols. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided a aerosol source compatible with our vacuum chambers and the expertise to install and operate it for joint experiments. |
| Impact | Paper is in preparation |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Discussions on future experiments with Swiss FEL at PSI |
| Organisation | Paul Scherrer Institute |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Explored new ideas for XFEL measurements at Swiss FEL to look at (a) biomolecular fragmentation mechanisms following x-ray interaction, (b) exciton dynamics in organic semiconductors |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided technical insights and details to assist in preparing future collaborative research. |
| Impact | One beamtime application was submitted and invited for resubmission (in the meantime a variant has been submitted to LCLS). |
| Start Year | 2023 |