Diagnostics in VUV laser spectroscopy

Date
2005-03
Authors
Huang, Ping
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Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
A tunable vacuum ultra-violet (VUV) laser source was recently developed for VUV spectroscopy using state selective excitation and total fluorescence detection. The VUV laser source makes use of a four-wave mixing process to provide tunable VUV radiation for the electronic excitation of the molecules. The theory of four-wave mixing, with the emphasis on parameters that are important for our experimental setup to generate efficient tunable VUV radiation is discussed. The experimental setup, and in particular the metal vapor heat-pipe, which provides Mg vapor as the nonlinear medium, is described. New diagnostic equipment described in this work was added to the experimental setup. This equipment was characterized and utilized together with the existing setup. The additional diagnostic equipment introduced enabled us to measure the tunable VUV output of the source (using a VUV monochromator), making it possible to significantly improve the efficiency of the existing tunable VUV laser source.
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Thesis (MSc (Physics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
Keywords
Laser spectroscopy, Vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy, Dissertations -- Physics, Theses -- Physics
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