@article{bibcite_5820, author = {R. Engeln and E. van den Berg and G. Meijer and L. Lin and G. M.H. Knippels and A. F. G. van der Meer}, title = {Cavity ring down spectroscopy with a free-electron laser}, abstract = {A cavity ring down (CRD) absorption experiment is performed with a free-electron laser (FEL) operating in the 10-11 mu m region. A short infrared pulse of approximately 20 ns, sliced from the much longer FEL pulse, is used to measure CRD spectra of ethylene in two different ways. First, {\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}ordinary{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} CRD spectra with a resolution determined by the bandwidth of the FEL (approximate to 5 cm(-1)) are recorded, Second, Fourier transform (FT) CRD spectra with a resolution that is in principle determined by the FT-spectrometer are obtained by analyzing the light exiting the ring down cavity with a FT-spectrometer while the FEL is operated in broadband mode. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.}, year = {1997}, journal = {Chemical Physics Letters}, volume = {269}, number = {3-4}, pages = {293-297}, month = {05/1997}, isbn = {0009-2614}, doi = {10.1016/s0009-2614(97)00292-3}, language = {eng}, }