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We report spectroscopic results of the \(X^2\Sigma^+(v=2) \rightarrow A^2\Pi_{1/2}(v=1)\) transition in magnesium monofluoride (MgF). Using Doppler-free Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy on the \(X^2\Sigma^+(v=2) \rightarrow…
High-resolution spectroscopy on the $A^2\Pi$ - $X^2\Sigma^+$ electronic system of $^{138}$Ba$^{19}$F is performed using a cold molecular beam produced by a buffer gas source. The hyperfine structure in both $X^2\Sigma^+$ ground and $A^2\Pi$…
We report absolute optical frequencies of electronic transitions from the $X\, ^2\Pi_{3/2},v''=0,J''=3/2$ rovibronic ground state to the 12 lowest levels of the $A\, ^2\Sigma^+,v'=0$ vibronic state in $^{16}$OH, as well as to the 16 lowest…
We report on the Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy of the nitrous oxide (N$_2$O) overtone transition at 1.28~$\mu$m. This measurement is performed by the noise-immune cavity-enhanced optical heterodyne molecular spectroscopy (NICE-OHMS)…
We report rovibronic spectra of the A $^3\Sigma^+$($v'=0-2$) - X $^3\Pi_\Omega(v=0)$ rovibronic transitions ($|\Omega|=0, 1$ and 2) of the CO$^{2+}$ doubly-charged molecular ion. Spectra were recorded at high resolution ($\sim 5$~cm$^{-1}$)…
We report on hyperfine-resolved laser spectroscopy of the A$^2\Pi \leftarrow $X$^2\Sigma^+$ transition of MgF, relevant for laser cooling. We recorded 25 rotational transitions with an absolute accuracy of better than 20 MHz, assigned 56…
We present a reliable, narrow linewidth (100 kHz) continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator (OPO) suitable for high-resolution spectroscopy applications. The OPO is based on a periodically-poled lithium-niobate crystal and features a…
The $3p^{4}$ $^{3}$P$_{J}$ - $3p^{3}4p$ $^{3}$P$_{J}$ transition in the sulphur atom is investigated in a precision two-photon excitation scheme under Doppler-free and collision-free circumstances yielding an absolute accuracy of 0.0009…
We report Doppler-free two-photon absorption of N$_2$O at $\lambda$ = 4.53 $\mu$m, measured by cavity ring-down spectroscopy. High power was achieved by optical self-locking of a quantum cascade laser to a linear resonator of finesse $F$ =…
The features of Doppler-free resonances detected by probing the $^{133}$Cs atom $6S_{1/2}-7P_{3/2}$ transition at 456 nm in a nanometric-thick vapor layer are investigated. The matrix element of this transition is about 11 times smaller…
Vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) photoabsorption spectra were recorded of the $A\,{}^2\Sigma^+(v'=0)\leftarrow{}X\,{}^2\Pi(v''=0)$, $D\,{}^2\Sigma^-(v'=0)\leftarrow{}X\,{}^2\Pi(v''=0)$ and $D\,{}^2\Sigma^-(v'=1)\leftarrow{}X\,{}^2\Pi(v''=0)$ bands…
High-precision two-photon Doppler-free frequency measurements have been performed on the CO A$^1\Pi$ - X$^1\Sigma^+$ fourth-positive system (2,0), (3,0), and (4,0) bands. Absolute frequencies of forty-three transitions, for rotational…
In this paper, we describe two complementary non-linear spectroscopy methods which both allow to achieve Doppler-free spectra of atomic gases. First, saturated absorption spectroscopy is used to investigate the structure of the $5{\rm…
We report precision measurement of aluminum atoms ${^{2}P_{1/2}}-{^{2}S_{1/2}}$ transition at 394 nm and ${^{2}P_{3/2}}-{^{2}S_{1/2}}$ transition at 396 nm in a hollow-cathode lamp (HCL). Both absorption spectroscopy and saturated…
We photoionize nitrogen molecules with a train of extreme ultraviolet attosecond pulses together with a weak infrared field. We measure the phase of the two-color two-photon ionization transition (molecular phase) for different states of…
We have measured hyperfine structure in the first-excited $P$ state ($D$ lines) of all the naturally-occurring alkali atoms. We use high-resolution laser spectroscopy to resolve hyperfine transitions, and measure intervals by locking the…
We report the measurement of hyperfine splitting in the $7d$ $^{2}D_{3/2}$ state of $^{133}$Cs using high resolution Doppler-free two-photon spectroscopy in a Cs vapor cell. We determine the hyperfine coupling constants $A = 7.3509(9)$ MHz…
UV frequency metrology has been performed on the a3Pi - X1Sigma+ (0,0) band of various isotopologues of CO using a frequency-quadrupled injection-seeded narrow-band pulsed Titanium:Sapphire laser referenced to a frequency comb laser. The…
The photoelectron spectrum of water has been recorded in the vicinity of the ${\mathrm {\tilde A^+}}$ $\leftarrow$ $\tilde{\mathrm{X}}$ transition between 112 000 and 116 000 cm$^{-1}$ (13.89-14.38 eV). The high-resolution allowed the…
The hyperfine structure of the S1/2-D5/2 quadrupole transition at 729 nm in 43Ca+ has been investigated by laser spectroscopy using a single trapped 43Ca+ ion. We determine the hyperfine structure constants of the metastable level as…