Experience in a Microwave Spectroscopy Lab

BRENDAN FRY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Dr. Stephen Kukolich

Adam Daly

Chandana Karunatilaka

Space Grant Symposium

April 29, 2006

MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY A branch of chemistry

concerned with sending

microwave pulses at a

molecule

measures the

energy of rotation

reveals its structure

SPECTRUM FID

(free induction decay)

Electronics lab

New spectrometer

PROGRAMMING C++ code Model and improve upon current computer

program in present spectrometer

PULSE BOX Designed to control the timing of the

spectrometer system Used test circuits to see if chips functioned

correctly Matched circuit diagram of current pulse box

FUTURE DIRECTIONS Complete new spectrometer Can be used in radio astronomy, or to

determine the structures of molecules

Thank you

Questions