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Scattering of Ultrashort Laser Pulses on DNA and RNA Trinucleotides

Version 1 : Received: 21 October 2022 / Approved: 24 October 2022 / Online: 24 October 2022 (03:08:05 CEST)

How to cite: Makarov, D.; Kharlamova, A. Scattering of Ultrashort Laser Pulses on DNA and RNA Trinucleotides. Preprints 2022, 2022100344. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0344.v1 Makarov, D.; Kharlamova, A. Scattering of Ultrashort Laser Pulses on DNA and RNA Trinucleotides. Preprints 2022, 2022100344. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202210.0344.v1

Abstract

X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of complex poly-atomic systems, especially of biomolecules, using ultra-short laser pulses (USP), is currently one of the most important fields of modern physics. The basis for interpreting and "deciphering" experimental data is the well-known theory of X-ray scattering, where the main parameter of USPs - its duration - is not taken into account. In the present work it is shown that for scattering of attosecond USPs on DNA and RNA trinucleotides the pulse length is the most important scattering parameter. In this case the diffraction pattern significantly changes with respect to the previously known scattering theory. The results obtained are extremely important in XRD when using attosecond pulses to study trinucleotides of DNA and RNA because using the previously known scattering theory which does not take into account the duration of USPs one can not correctly interpret and therefore "decode" DNA and RNA structures.

Keywords

X-ray scattering; DNA; RNA; X-ray diffraction; ultrashort pulse; trinucleotides; CCG; CGG; CAG; CUG

Subject

Physical Sciences, Biophysics

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