Title :
Detection of B. subtilis spores via hybrid CARS
Author :
Pestov, Dmitry ; Murawski, Robert K. ; Gombojav, Ariunbold ; Wang, Xi ; Zhi, Miaochan ; Sokolov, Alexei V. ; Sautenkov, Vladimir A. ; Rostovtsev, Yuri V. ; Scully, Marlan O.
Author_Institution :
Institute for Quantum Studies and Depts. of Physics and Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, 77843, USA
Abstract :
We report the first observation of endospores via a new technique, hybrid CARS, which identifies the endospore marker molecules by simultaneous measurement of several vibrational modes. The scheme holds promise for remote/stand-of detection applications.
Keywords :
Frequency; Fungi; Hybrid electric vehicles; Microorganisms; Probes; Pulse shaping methods; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; Vibration measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431522
