ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
A new infrared beamline has been developed on a conventional dipole bending magnet port of the vacuum ultraviolet ring at the National Synchrotron Light Source. The port provides approximately 12 mrad horizontal and 8 mrad vertical aperture, which limits the useful spectral range to wavelengths less than 20 μm. Though the total flux across the midinfrared is less than that from a globar source, the calculated brightness is at least two orders of magnitude greater. Also, the synchrotron source delivers light in subnanosecond pulses. The developing experimental programs include studies of hydrogen and other materials at extremely high pressures, and time-resolved studies of infrared sensor materials. The measurement results presented here, characterizing the actual brightness advantage and spectroscopic performance, demonstrate the synchrotron's remarkable advantage for microspectroscopic studies. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1145870
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