Conveners
W1-3 Optical Tools (DAMOPC/DPMB) | Outils optiques (DAMOPC/DPMB)
- Ozzy Mermut
- Jens Lassen
Raman Spectroscopy is being explored to improve the characterization of beer bitterness which is derived primarily from the addition of the annual flowers (cones) of the perennial climbing vine Humulus lupulus (common hops). The hops cones contain humulones which are thermally isomerized into isohumulones during the brewing process. The isohumulones are highly bitter and contribute to the...
Our lab is developing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) as a method to rapidly diagnose bacterial infections. Rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections would improve clinical response times, reduce the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotic drugs, and improve patient outcomes. LIBS is a spectrochemical technique that can rapidly identify the elemental composition of a specimen. The...
A portable optical system and methods have been developed for real-time synchronous detection of vibration and rotation modes in biotic systems. It consists of a modulated light source, laser beam shaping and light collecting optics, optical detectors, appropriately selected optical filters, a laser beam modulator, current-to-voltage converters, and lock-in amplifiers. The weak signal of...
Over the past decade there has been a revolution in the methods that paleontologists use to analyze the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago. Using the exceptional brightness of synchrotron light it is now possible to analyze bones and fossil insects in better detail than ever before, as well as provide new technical methods for research. While fossil vertebrates like...
