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Laser spectroscopy for studying chemical processes

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In recent years, various methods have been developed to observe and to influence the course of chemical reactions using laser radiation. By selectively increasing the translational, rotational, and vibrational energies and by controlling the relative orientation of the reaction partners with tunable infrared and UV lasers, direct insight can be gained into the molecular course of the breaking and re-forming of chemical bonds. As exmaples for the application of lasers in chemical synthesis the production of monomers and catalysts is discussed. The application of linear and nonlinear laser spectroscopic methods, such as laser-induced fluorescence (LIF), Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS), infrared-absorption measurements with tunable diode and molecular lasers is described for non-intrusive observation of the interaction of transport processes with chemical reactions used in industrial processes with high temporal, spectral and spatial resolution. Finally the application of a UV laser microbeam apparatus in genetic engineering for laser-induced cell fusion, genetic transformation of plant cells as well as diagnosis of human diseases by laser-microdissection of chromosomes is described.

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Wolfrum, J. Laser spectroscopy for studying chemical processes. Appl. Phys. B 46, 221–236 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692881

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