Published 2004
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Book Section - Chapter
Ultrafast Electron Diffraction From the Gas Phase to the Condensed Phase with Picosecond and Femtosecond Resolution
Abstract
Diffraction techniques have allowed determination of three-dimensional equilibrium structures with atomic resolution in systems ranging from diatoms (NaC1) to DNA, proteins and complex assemblies such as viruses. For dynamics, the time resolution has similarly reached the fundamental atomic scale of motion. With the advent of femtosecond time resolution nearly two decades ago, it has become possible to study the dynamics of non-equilibrium molecular systems, also from the very small (NaI) to the very large (DNA, proteins and their complexes) [1]. A tantalizing goal is the potential to map out, in real time, the coordinates of all individual atoms in complex chemical and biological reactions.
Additional Information
© 2004 Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the National Science Foundation for building the new generations of UED. Partial support was provided by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Office of Naval Research.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 69811
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-34756-1_54
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20160822-130757566
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- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
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- Series Name
- Springer Series in Optical Sciences
- Series Volume or Issue Number
- 95