Tunable far infrared laser spectrometers

Creators: Blake, G. A.; Laughlin, K. B.; Cohen, R. C.; Busarow, K. L.; Gwo, D.-H.; Schmuttenmaer, C. A.; Steyert, D. W.; Saykally, R. J.

Abstract

The state of the art in far infrared (FIR) spectroscopy is reviewed. The development of tunable, coherent FIR radiation sources is discussed. Applications of tunable FIR laser spectrometers for measurement of rotational spectra and dipole moments of molecular ions and free radicals, vibration-rotation-tunneling (VRT) spectra of weakly bound complexes, and vibration-rotation spectra of linear carbon clusters are presented. A detailed description of the Berkeley tunable FIR laser spectrometers is presented in the following article.

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© 1991 American Institute of Physics (Received 24 September 1990; accepted 10 March 1991) The Berkeley tunable FIR laser project has been funded by several different agencies over the ten-year development period. These include the National Science Foundation Grant No. CHE-9044712; the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Chemical Sciences Division of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC03-76SF00098; the Army Research Office Grant No. DAAL03-86-G-0184; the Office of Naval Research Grant No. N00014-90-J-1368; and NASA Grant No. NAGW 1022. We thank these agencies for their support.

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