BEAM-LINE FOR INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY AT MAX-LAB

Synchrotron radiation from a storage ring is compared to black-body ra diation. The beam-line for infrared spectroscopy at Max-lab is describ ed. Measurements of the available intensity and of the noise are prese nted. A calculation of the shape of sharp bands in Fourier transform a bsorption spectra obtained with a source with a Gaussian intensity dis tribution is given. High-resolution spectra of some small molecules ar e used to illustrate the measurement possibilities with the synchrotro n radiation source.