We demonstrate time-resolved frequency comb spectroscopy (TRFCS), a new broadband absorption spectroscopy technique for the study of trace free radicals on the microsecond timescale. We apply TRFCS to study the time-resolved, mid-infrared absorption of the deuterated hydroxyformyl radical trans-DOCO, an important short-lived intermediate along the OD + CO reaction path. Directly after photolysi...

Galinobisuitite thin films of (Bi2S3)(PbS) were prepared using the chemical bath deposition technique (CBD). Thin films were prepared by a modified chemical deposition process by allowing the triethanolamine (TEA) complex of Bi(3+) and Pb(2+) to react with S(2)- ions, which are released slowly by the dissociation of the thiourea (TU) solution. The films are polycrystalline and the average cryst...

Although a minor constituent of cell and tissues, sulfur is an essential element to fulfil a wide range of biological processes, and it is present in the functional groups of many biomolecules that participate to redox reactions in vivo. Cysteine, one of the two S-containing aminoacids present in proteins, contains sulfur in fully reduced form and its thiol group can undergo a range of reaction...

We have developed a new scanning-tunneling-microscopy-based spectroscopy technique to characterize infrared (IR) absorption of submonolayers of molecules on conducting crystals. The technique employs a scanning tunneling microscope as a precise detector to measure the expansion of a molecule-decorated crystal that is irradiated by IR light from a tunable laser source. Using this technique, we o...

A new spectroscopic technique that is based on molecular dispersion spectroscopy and enables new capabilities in chemical detection as compared to well-established laser absorption spectroscopy will be discussed in this paper. Differential optical dispersion spectroscopy (DODiS) enables simultaneous measurement and comparison of two gas samples. This is performed through simultaneous detection ...

The sensitivity of the 1s X-ray emission and high-energy-resolution fluorescence-detected X-ray absorption spectroscopies (XES and HERFD-XAS) to resolve the variations in the chemical state (electronic structure and local coordination) of Br has been investigated for a selected set of compounds including NaBrO3, NH4Br and C2H4Br2 (1,2-dibromoethane). For the Br K-edge XAS, employing the HERFD m...

The spatial distribution of chemical species can be a critical determinant of the performance of chemical reactors. One such reactor is the combustion chamber of the Internal Combustion engine. This paper presents a design for the measurement of hydrocarbon concentration distribution within a running engine using Near Infra-Red absorption tomography. The fundamentals of the technique, and desig...