DETECTION AND LIFETIME MEASUREMENT OF SINGLE MOLECULES IN FLOWING SAMPLE STREAMS BY LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE

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WILKERSON, CW [1 ]
GOODWIN, PM [1 ]
AMBROSE, WP [1 ]
MARTIN, JC [1 ]
KELLER, RA [1 ]
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[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB,DIV LIFE SCI,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
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10.1063/1.109495
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The detection and measurement of fluorescence lifetimes of single Rhodamine-110 molecules in a flowing, aqueous sample stream is described. Time-correlated single-photon counting, used in combination with mode-locked picosecond pulsed excitation, allows the detection of single fluorescent molecules in the presence of significant solvent Raman and Rayleigh backgrounds. The fluorescence lifetime of a detected molecule is estimated from the record of arrival times (relative to the excitation pulse) of photons detected during the molecule's passage through the approximately 1 pL excitation volume.
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