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Methods and approaches of high resolution spectroscopy for analytical applications

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Application of high resolution spectroscopy methods for analyzing vapors and decomposition products of high energy substances is considered. The approaches currently used for detecting such substances are analyzed. Terahertz sources and receivers promising for constructing high resolution spectrometers are identified. A new approach to developing a terahertz spectroscopy technique using phase-diffusion noise radiation sources is proposed. The results of using the high resolution spectroscopy method for analyzing high energy substances vapors are presented.

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The research was supported by the RSF (Grant No 15-12-10035).

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  1. IPM RAS, GSP-105, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 603950

    V. L. Vaks, E. G. Domracheva, M. B. Chernyaeva, S. I. Pripolzin, L. S. Revin, I. V. Tretjyakov, V. A. Anfertev & A. A. Yablokov

  2. Lobachevsky State University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 603950

    V. L. Vaks, E. G. Domracheva & M. B. Chernyaeva

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Vaks, V.L., Domracheva, E.G., Chernyaeva, M.B. et al. Methods and approaches of high resolution spectroscopy for analytical applications. Opt Quant Electron 49, 239 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1076-6

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