Processing method of polymer crystal, processing system of polymer crystal, and observation system of polymer crystal

Abstract

The ultraviolet short-pulse laser light emitted from the ultraviolet short-pulse laser light sourceis focused on and caused to irradiate a macromolecular crystalcontained in a sample containervia a shutter, intensity adjusting element, irradiation position control mechanism, and focusing optical system. The sample containeris carried on a stage, and can be moved in three dimensions along the directions of the x, y and z axes in an x-y-z orthogonal coordinate system with the direction of the optical axis being taken as the z axis; furthermore, the sample containercan be rotated about the z axis. Working of the macromolecular crystal is performed by means of ultraviolet short-pulse laser light that is focused on and caused to irradiate the surface of the macromolecular crystal. In this way, various types of working can be securely performed on macromolecular crystals with little damage and by means of a simple operation.