Using Chirped Microwave Pulses in Gas Phase Molecular Characterization

Consider the following: (1) Developments in analog to digital conversion speeds have allowed a renewal of microwave spectroscopic techniques.  (2) There is no more characteristic fingerprint of a molecule than its  microwave spectrum. These two facts will be discussed, and examples of the implementation of a chirped-pulse Fourier transform microwave (CP-FTMW) spectrometer will be presented.