JMAR Licenses Soft X-Ray Laser From NSF Center For Extreme Ultraviolet Science And Technology Or New Analytical Instrument And Nano-Probe Products
Laser Produces High-Intensity Bursts at Shortest Wavelength
San Diego - JMAR Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced laser technology, has finalized a licensing agreement with Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF) as agent for Colorado State University (CSU) for the use of its discharge pumped soft X-ray laser, developed under the auspices of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology (EUV ERC). The laser produces high-intensity soft X-ray radiation at a wavelength shorter than any other laser on the market today and complements JMAR's Laser Produced Plasma (LPP) X-ray source that produces shorter wavelengths still.
"The CSU soft X-ray laser enhances JMAR's ability to create an entirely new class of analytical instruments and nanostructure characterization tools," said Ronald A. Walrod, Company CEO. "Characterized by a combination of high-spatial resolution (50 nm) and ultra-high detection-sensitivity, JMAR's instruments and tools using CSU soft X-ray laser technology will enhance nanotechnology, life science and materials research. Representative applications include geolocation for nuclear forensics, assessment of microbial mineralization, molecular uptake imaging for cancer therapy, cellular uptake of carcinogens, cosmochemistry analysis, and defect-analysis and repairs for the semiconductor industry."
Carmen Menoni, Professor of Electrical Engineering at CSU and the lead principal investigator in the project, added: "This collaboration with JMAR started about 6 months ago. As an affiliate member of the NSF EUV ERC, JMAR became aware of the soft X-ray laser source and its potential applications through recent results obtained by our group in high-resolution imaging experiments. JMAR approached CSU to license our soft X-ray laser technology as the light source for a very high-resolution analytical chemistry tool. This alliance presents an opportunity for us to realize an important part of the EUV ERC mission; to collaborate with industry to commercialize center technology. We are especially pleased to transfer this technology to a supportive ERC associate member such as JMAR."
SOURCE: JMAR Technologies, Inc.