Abstract
We have constructed a tunable, high resolution, infrared diode laser spectrometer and combined it with a pulsed supersonic jet expansion. A modified version of the Perry multipass cell has been incorporated into the spectrometer to increase the effective absorption path length. Performance capabilities of the spectrometer are evaluated by examining ro-vibrational spectra for the carbon monoxide molecule in the five micron region of the infrared. From these measurements, an instrumental absorption sensitivity is determined. Finally, since one of our immediate goals is the infrared study of jet cooled transition metal carbonyls, we present high resolution data obtained by entraining the vapor above a solid metal carbonyl and injecting it into the pulsed jet expansion.
Recommended Citation
Bednar, Anthony; Barnett, Eric; Lindsay, Candace; Heath, Trey; Williams, Philip; Draganjac, Mark; and Reeve, Scott W.
(1998)
"Infrared Diode Laser Spectrometer for the Study of Jet Cooled Gases,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 52, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol52/iss1/5
