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Time-resolved frequency modulation spectroscopy of photochemical transients

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.467793· OSTI ID:7283280
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
  2. Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, New York 11973-5000 (United States)
We report the use of time-resolved frequency modulation (FM) spectroscopy for the measurement of photochemically generated radicals. CN radicals from the 193 nm photodissociation of cyanogen (NCCN) have been detected using a phase-modulated cw Ti:sapphire ring laser, probing single rotational lines of the [ital A] [sup 2][Pi][l arrow][ital X] [sup 2][Sigma] system. The combination of sensitivity with time and frequency resolution is more than adequate to record Doppler-broadened line shapes of collisionless photofragments. Significant signal-to-noise enhancement is demonstrated compared to a dual-beam transient absorption technique.
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016; FG02-87ER13671
OSTI ID:
7283280
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States) Vol. 101:2; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English