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Reduction of Convective Low-Frequency Noise in Thermal Lens Spectrometry

M. A. Rius RevertM.c.garcía Alvarez-coqueG.ramis RamosE. F. Simó Alfonso

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Spectrometerbusiness.industryChemistryInfrasound010401 analytical chemistry01 natural sciences0104 chemical scienceslaw.invention010309 opticsLens (optics)Opticslaw0103 physical sciencesThermalPinhole (optics)CoaxialbusinessInstrumentationImage resolutionSpectroscopyNoise (radio)

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The construction and optimization of a thermal lens spectrometer with coaxial pump/probe configuration is reported. The low-frequency noise of convective origin is studied in detail, and it is demonstrated that a horizontal slit, instead of a pinhole, can be used as a simple way of reducing the noise to a negligible level without losing sensitivity.

https://doi.org/10.1366/0003702904417779