And, lo, in the space things were built.
Here’s the latest, shiniest, iteration of our VUV setup, flanged on to a newly revamped VMI machine (just visible in the background), and a very old (but trusty) McPherson monochrometer (the blue thing).
sources
Reading today…
Vacuum-ultraviolet to infrared supercontinuum in hydrogen-filled photonic crystal fiber
Optica, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 292-300 (2015)
doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.2.000292
A nice demonstration of ultra-broadband supercontinuum generation, right down into the VUV range for the first time, based around a kagomé fibre.
VUV chambers, mk. II
New vacuum chambers for generation of light in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) range (<190 nm, e.g. 5th, 6th and 7th harmonics of an 800 nm field).
Milled from a single piece of aluminium, breadboard mount points, and ports for light, vacuum and motion control.
Modular, shiny, beautiful.