High repetition rate cavity ringdown spectroscopy of vibrational overtones of H 13C 13CH at around 12 200 cm −1

Abstract

This article describes the measurement and rotational analysis of several overtone vibrational bands of H 13C 13CH in the region between 12 100 cm −1 and 12 265 cm −1 using cavity ringdown spectroscopy. The recorded spectra contain three perpendicular bands and one parallel band. We present rotational parameters and vibrational term values for seven different vibrational states. In the experimental technique employed, the laser source is frequency stabilised to a transmission maximum of a high-finesse ringdown cavity. After each exponential decay, the laser re-acquires the lock and maintains it until the next ringdown is commenced. Some improvements have been made to the initial version of the experimental setup and these are discussed.