Quantitative intracavity laser spectroscopy measurements with a Ti:sapphire laser:: Absorption intensities for water vapor lines in the 790-800 nm region

The intracavity laser spectroscopy (ILS) technique has been shown to be a very sensitive method for observing absorption spectra. By considering quantitative results (line-strengths and pressure broadening coefficients) obtained using the ILS method with a dye laser, the technique has been shown to provide quantitative information that is in excellent agreement with the values afforded by use of more traditional methods for acquiring absorption spectra. A similar investigation has been conducted for an ILS system based on a Ti:sapphire laser. Presented here are quantitative results for water vapor transitions occurring around 795 nm. Line intensities are determined as a function of water vapor pressure and effective path length (i.e., generation time). The Line-strengths are compared with values determined by R. A. Toth [J. Mal. Spectrosc. 166, 176-183 (1994)] who used a multipass cell and the Fourier transform spectrometer at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The good agreement between the results demonstrates that quantitatively accurate data can be obtained using the ILS technique with a Ti:sapphire laser, (C) 1998 Academic Press.