Abstract
Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) spectra from micrometer-sized water droplets have been obtained in the range 2100 < Δν < 5100 cm−1. A number of Raman bands have been individually identified (to our knowledge, for the first time), corresponding to fundamental OH- and OD-stretching vibrations and to vibrations of hydrogen-bonded molecular complexes. All bands exhibit the intense morphology-dependent resonance features that are characteristic of SRS emission from microdroplets. SRS emission is apparently random from all bands; however, the frequency of occurrence varies widely, from bands where emission is seen on practically every laser shot to bands where emission is seen only once in > 104 laser shots. Possible causes of these noteworthy emission features are discussed, including the difficulty of coupling weak spontaneous Raman emission to both the intense pump beam and the morphology-dependent resonances within the droplet.
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