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Towards a broadband chirped pulse Fourier transform microwave spectrometer

Mani, D and Bhat, VT and Vinoy, KJ and Arunan, E (2012) Towards a broadband chirped pulse Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. In: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 86 (3, SI). pp. 225-235.

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Abstract

This article gives a brief review of microwave spectroscopy and the experimental techniques used for obtaining microwave spectrum of molecules and complexes since 1950s. It presents a brief summary of the pulsed nozzle Fourier transform microwave (PNFTMW) spectrometer, fabricated in our laboratory, and discusses some of the important results obtained using the spectrometer. The most significant among the results from this spectrometer is the direct structural determination of weakly bound complexes involving H2O/H2S. These have challenged the conventional wisdom on hydrogen bonding leading us to propose a modern definition for the same through IUPAC. The limitations of the PNFTMW spectrometer and the need for the new chirped pulse Fourier transform microwave spectrometer are discussed as well. Moreover, preliminary results from our laboratory on generating a 1 A mu s chirped pulse of 1 GHz bandwidth are given.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Publisher: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Additional Information: Copyright for this article belongs to IACS
Keywords: Rotational spectroscopy;Supersonic beams;Chirp-pulse; Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer
Department/Centre: Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Communication Engineering
Date Deposited: 28 May 2012 11:49
Last Modified: 28 May 2012 11:56
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/44612

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