The Cambridge CO₂ Laser Saturation Spectrometer

Abstract

This paper presents advances in development and application of the Cambridge saturation spectrometer since the Eighth National Quantum Electronics Conference in 1987. Sample cell evaluation is discussed and a molecular beam sample-cell device is presented. An application to the spectroscopy of CF₃Br is described along with preliminary experiments to establish a frequency standard at 10 μm using OsO₄.