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Fourier-transform spectroscopy

Into the vacuum ultraviolet

Scientists have realized a Fourier-transform spectroscopy scheme based on a wavefront-division scanning interferometer that operates down to wavelengths as short as 40 nm, benefitting studies of gas-phase atomic and molecular electronic structures over the entire vacuum-ultraviolet range.

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Figure 1: Schematic of a VUV scanning wavefront-division interferometer.

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Thorne, A. Into the vacuum ultraviolet. Nature Photon 5, 131–133 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.20

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