Terahertz optical Kerr effect spectroscopy of biological molecules

Harwood, Thomas and Turton, David A. and Ellis, Elizabeth M. and Lapthorn, Adrian J. and Wynne, Klaas; (2014) Terahertz optical Kerr effect spectroscopy of biological molecules. In: International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz. IEEE, USA. ISBN 9781479938773 (https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956101)

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Abstract

The dynamics of biomolecules can often be accessed and analysed at terahertz frequencies. Here, we use terahertz optical Kerr-effect (OKE) spectroscopy to probe a range of biological molecules in aqueous solution and demonstrate sensitivity to conformation and solvation.