Application of quantum cascade lasers for infrared spectroscopy of jet-cooled molecules and complexes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7222, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Xu, Yunjie ^a   Liu, Xunchen ^a   Su, Zheng ^a   Kulkarni, Raviraj M ^a   Tam, Wai Shun ^a   Kang, Cheolhwa ^a   Leonov, Igor ^a   D'Agostino, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astigmatic multi pass cell; Cavity enhanced absorption; High resolution spectroscopy; Infrared laser spectroscopy; Jet cooled molecules and complexes; Quantum cascade laser; Rapid scan technique; Slit jet expansion

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATIC MULTI-PASS CELL; CAVITY ENHANCED ABSORPTION; HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED LASER SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER; RAPID SCAN TECHNIQUE; SLIT JET EXPANSION;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; JETS; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHTING; LIQUID NITROGEN; MIRRORS; MOLECULES; NOZZLES; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

LASERS;

EID: 62449280608     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.814878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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