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In order to develop a better understanding of electrochemical $\mathrm{O_2}$ reduction in non-aqueous solvents, we apply two-photon photoelectron spectroscopy to probe the dynamics of $\mathrm{O_2}$ reduction at a DMSO/Cu(111) model battery…
Open-path dual-comb spectroscopy provides multi-species atmospheric gas concentration measurements with high precision. Here, we extend open-path dual comb spectroscopy to the mid-infrared 5 {\mu}m atmospheric window, enabling atmospheric…
(Abridged) Atmospheric dispersion and field differential refraction impose severe constraints on widefield MOS observations. Flux reduction and spectral distortions must be minimised by a careful planning of the observations -- which is…
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Observations with ground-based telescopes are affected by differential atmospheric dispersion due to the wavelength-dependent index of refraction of the atmosphere. The usage of an Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector (ADC) is fundamental to…