Mathematical formalism of femtosecond laser-deoxyribonucleic acid interaction: thermal evolution

Abstract

A novel analytical formalism is proposed based upon Quantum heat transport equation in order to describe the femtoseconds/picoseconds laser pulses interaction with the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The formalism generates solutions based upon inputs as: voltage, laser beam intensity and laser - DNA interaction time. Thermal waves induced inside irradiated DNA are defined and accounted for. Analytical simulations show that the optimum regime of laser - DNA interaction was reached for a potential carrier generated at the interface equal to 3.5 × 10−3 eV. It has to be mentioned that the formalism breaks down if the potential carrier generated at the interface is inferior to 10−2 eV. Accordingly, for pulse duration inferior to 1 ps, the laser beam spatial-temporal distribution has an essential role in defining the shape and magnitude of the thermal distribution within the irradiated DNA strands.