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Raman linewidth measurements using time-resolved hybrid picosecond/nanosecond rotational CARS

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Abstract

We report an innovative approach for time-domain measurements of S-branch Raman linewidths using hybrid picosecond/nanosecond pure-rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (RCARS). The Raman coherences are created by two picosecond excitation pulses and are probed using a narrow-band nanosecond pulse at 532 nm. The generated RCARS signal contains the entire coherence decay in a single pulse. By extracting the decay times of the individual transitions, the J-dependent Raman linewidths can be calculated. Self-broadened S-branch linewidths for nitrogen and oxygen at 293 K and ambient pressure are in good agreement with previous time-domain measurements. Experimental considerations of the approach are discussed along with its merits and limitations. The approach can be extended to a wide range of pressures and temperatures and has potential for simultaneous single-shot thermometry and linewidth determination.

© 2015 Optical Society of America

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