Benidar A, Georges R, Boissoles J, Hamon S, Canosa A, Rowe BR
Equipe de Spectroscopie Infrarouge, Equipe d'Astrochimie Expérimentale, Laboratoire PALMS, UMR 6627 CNRS-Université de Rennes I, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, 35042, France
J Mol Spectrosc. 2000 Jan;199(1):92-99. doi: 10.1006/jmsp.1999.7986.
A high-resolution Fourier transform interferometer (Bruker IFS 120 HR) was combined with a uniform supersonic expansion produced by means of axisymmetric Laval nozzles. The geometry profile of the nozzle enabled us to work under precise thermodynamic and kinetic conditions. The effect of the cooling rate of different nozzles on cluster nucleation is illustrated. The experimental sensitivity was tested by recording the nu(5) band of (NO)(2) at 26 K. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.