Axial molecular-beam mid-infrared diode laser spectrometer

Hans D. Osthoff; Johnathon Walls; William A. van Wijngaarden; Wolfgang Jaeger

doi:10.1117/12.456560

23 September 2002 Axial molecular-beam mid-infrared diode laser spectrometer

Hans D. Osthoff, Johnathon Walls, William A. van Wijngaarden, Wolfgang Jaeger

Proceedings Volume 4817, Diode Lasers and Applications in Atmospheric Sensing; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456560
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

A novel molecular beam spectrometer for the purpose of trace gas sensing is described. Sensitivity is greatly enhanced and absorption interference by atmospheric H₂O and CO₂ is greatly reduced by using a molecular expansion. The expansion results in rotational cooling and population enhancement of low-lying energy levels. The instrument employs a tunable mid-infrared lead salt diode, which operates in single mode from 2348.5 to 2351.1 cm^-1, and a 36 m Herriott multipass cell. The sample gas is injected axially through a coupling hole in one of the spherical mirrors. The result is an increase of the residence time of the molecular beam in the sampling region. Pulsed operation of the nozzle allows background subtracted spectra to be acquired. The spectrometer can either be operated in fast scan mode, in which the laser frequency is rapidly scanned over the absorption feature of interest, or in frequency modulation mode with 2f-detection. A special adaptation of frequency modulation to the axial sampling system is described. Sample data of CO₂ are presented.

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Hans D. Osthoff, Johnathon Walls, William A. van Wijngaarden, and Wolfgang Jaeger "Axial molecular-beam mid-infrared diode laser spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 4817, Diode Lasers and Applications in Atmospheric Sensing, (23 September 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456560

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