Development and applications of photosensitive device systems to biological studies. Three year progress report
The major developments of the project have been in the area of low light level detection. Although the instrumentation is designed for biological applications, the parallel interests of astronomers serve as a good source for information and interchange of experience and ideas. Also, it is increasingly evident that the instrumentation developed is applicable to other areas where low light level detection capability is essential. Two such areas are sonoluminescence and thermoluminescence. The research has been primarily directed to the two areas of x-ray diffraction and bioluminescence, with emphasis in the area of x-ray detection. Interest in x-ray image intensification techniques for biological and medical applications is long standing, and more and more utilized each year. During the past three years the demonstrated advantages of our system over fast scan TV systems and multiwire chambers has become recognized. This is particularly true for use as the synchrotron x-ray sources. Although in recent years less effort has been spent in bioluminescence studies, results have been numerous, both in instrumentation development and experimental results. Bioluminescence is not only of interest in itself, but is a powerful tool for non-destructive study of other biological processes. Bioluminescence has also become increasingly of interest because of its relation to communication with, and detection of, submarines. Instrumentation for in situ observations is under active consideration. The techniques for data acquisition and retrieval in the two areas are closely related, so that much of the development in one area is transferable to the other. (ERB)
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Joseph Henry Labs.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS02-76EV03120
- OSTI ID:
- 5308084
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EV/03120-27; ON: DE82008913
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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