Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy of Ices of N$_{2}$, CO$_{2}$, and Ar

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Abstract

We used Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy (THz- TDS) to study thin ice films of N$_{2}$, CO$_{2}$, and Ar from 0.1 -1.6THz. We observed an absorption line for N$_{2}$ ice films at 1.46THz in the temperature range of 10-28K. Ar ice films have absorption lines at 0.47THz and 0.97THz in the temperature range of 10-30K. We observed no absorption line for CO$_{2}$ ice films in the temperature range of 10-40K from 0.1-1.6THz. These results will be helpful in analyzing the data terms from observations of THz radiation from astronomical sources impinging upon interstellar materials.

*This research was supported by NASA under the grant NASA NSPIRES 07-APRA07-0110.

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Authors

  • Bagvanth R. Sangala

    • Department of Physics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA

  • Perry A. Gerakines

    • Department of Physics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA

  • David J. Hilton

    • Department of Physics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA