Abstract

With the addition of six newly discovered lines, only four pumped media (CH₃OH, CH₃OD, CD₃OD, and CH₂CF₂) are needed to cover the range 8 to 244 cm⁻¹ densely for submillimeter laser spectroscopy. The 35 reported lines have powers far exceeding those available in conventional blackbody sources and provide an average spacing comparable with that found in Fourier spectrometers. The new lines were found in CH₃OD at 24.0, 30.3, 43.6, 74.2, and 214.1 cm⁻¹ and in CH₂CF₂ at 13.1 cm⁻¹.

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