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Molecular-beam spectroscopy with an infinite interferometer: spectroscopic resolution and accuracy

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An interferometer with effectively infinite maximum optical path difference removes the dominant resolution limit for interferometric spectroscopy. We present mass-correlated rotational Raman spectra that represent the world’s highest resolution scanned interferometric data and discuss the current and expected future limitations in achievable spectroscopic performance.

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The authors acknowledge funding support from the National Research Foundation of Korea, Grant NRF-2018R1D1A1A02042720 and Samsung Science and Technology Foundation, Grant SSTF-BA2001-08.

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    Thomas Schultz, In Heo, Jong Chan Lee & Begüm Rukiye Özer

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Schultz, T., Heo, I., Lee, J.C. et al. Molecular-beam spectroscopy with an infinite interferometer: spectroscopic resolution and accuracy. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 82, 919–927 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-023-00773-2

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