The Cambridge CO 2 Laser Saturation Spectrometer

Abstract
This paper presents advances in development and application of the Cambridge saturation spectrometer since the Eighth National Quantum Electronics Conference in 1987. Sample cell evaluation is discussed and a molecular beam sample-cell device is presented. An application to the spectroscopy of CF3Br is described along with preliminary experiments to establish a frequency standard at 10 μm using OsO4.