Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 2013
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Committee Chair
Dr. Michael Jackson, Physics
Second Committee Member
Dr. Michael Braunstein, Physics
Third Committee Member
Dr. Audrey D. Huerta, Director Science Honors Research Program
Abstract
Formic acid (HCOOH) and several of its isotopic forms (H 13COOH, HCOOD, DCOOH, and DCOOD) have been reinvestigated as sources of far-infrared laser radiation. This work utilized a recently constructed optically pumped molecular laser consisting of a carbon dioxide pump laser and far-infrared cavity with a transverse pumping geometry. With this system, 10 new far-infrared laser emissions have been detected, ranging in wavelength from 219.0 to 954.9 µm. Additionally, this optically pumped laser system was capable of generating 93 known far-infrared laser emissions from these molecules with wavelengths up to 1030.378 micron. Each laser emission is reported with its optimal operating pressure and relative intensity.
Recommended Citation
Olivier, Kerry, "Discovery of Far-Infrared Laser Emissions from Optically Pumped HCOOH H13COOH, HCOOD, DCOOH, and DCOOD" (2013). Undergraduate Honors Theses. 102.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/undergrad_hontheses/102
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