Applied Optics · 1982 · 80 citations · 14 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyChemistryAnalytical ChemistrySpectroscopic AnalysisSpectroscopyCalibrationFourier Transform SpectroscopyInfrared SpectroscopyPrecision SpectroscopyRadiation InstrumentationSpectral CalibrationFourier TransformPure Rotational TransitionsSpectral Line CalibrationSpectrometer Calibration
The pure rotational lines of H(2)O, the nu(2) band of CO(2), and the nu(1) band of OCS were simultaneously recorded by a Fourier transform spectrometer. The resolution achieved was ~0.0045 cm(-1), and the precision of the line position was typically 3.6 x 10(-5) cm(-1) or 1.2 MHz (standard deviation). The spectrum improves the accuracy of wave numbers of calibration lines in the region between 500 and 720 cm(-1) by a factor of ~10.
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