Double resonance measurements of far-infrared lasing transitions in methanol

I. Mukhopadhyay; K. V. L. N. Sastry

doi:10.1117/12.262745

18 December 1996 Double resonance measurements of far-infrared lasing transitions in methanol

I. Mukhopadhyay, K. V. L. N. Sastry

Proceedings Volume 2842, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Applications III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262745
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

In this work, precise frequencies were measured for two important far IR (FIR) laser transitions in methanol optically pumped by the 9P(16) CO₂ laser line at an offset of +64 MHz from the line center, using IR - millimeter wave double resonance technique. The two measured FIR frequencies are at 525,427.902 and 477,790.879 MHz, with an estimated precision of +/- kHz. In addition another frequency was measured at 573,025.151 MHz, and this line corresponds to an absorption transition whose lower level is the upper pumped level. The measurements provide valuable confirmation for the assignments of the IR as well as the FIR transitions. In addition, we also measured accurate frequencies for several transitions in the ground vibrational state in the range 109-127 GHz.

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I. Mukhopadhyay and K. V. L. N. Sastry "Double resonance measurements of far-infrared lasing transitions in methanol", Proc. SPIE 2842, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Applications III, (18 December 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262745

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