Superconducting Solenoid for Superfast THz Spectroscopy

Publication date: 2016 Source:Physics Procedia, Volume 84 Author(s): A.V. Bragin, S.V. Khrushchev, V.V. Kubarev, N.A. Mezencev, V.M. Tsukanov, G.I. Sozinov, V.A. Shkaruba This project is related to new spectroscopy method in little-developed THz range. The method is founded on using of a free electron laser (NovoFEL) with high spectral power radiation which can be smoothly tuned in desirable range of spectrum. The objects of research of this method are fast processes in physics, chemical and biological reactions. Uniform magnetic field of 6 T value in the research area can considerably increase possibilities of this method. The magnetic field will modulate radiation of free molecules induction on characteristic frequencies of the Zeeman splitting that gives more possibilities of identification of molecules having even weak magnetic momentum. Moreover, the use of magnetic field allows essentially increase sensitivity of this method due to almost complete separation of weak measuring signals from powerful radiation of the laser. A superconducting solenoid was developed for this method. Its design and peculiarities are described in this paper.

Source: Physics Procedia - December 12, 2016 Category: Physics Source Type: research