JILA Frequency Comb Spectroscopy System (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

JILA Frequency Comb Spectroscopy System

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JILA instrument that uses a frequency comb to detect large, complex molecules based on the precise frequencies, or colors, of light they absorb. The molecules are chilled and probed inside this chamber at temperatures near absolute zero.

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Spaun/JILA

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