Gerald T. Fraser Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-11-05
Gerald T. Fraser coauthored validation of Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy for trace-gas measurements. The instrument combines controlled excitation and molecular expansion with a rotational spectroscopic readout.
Changing carrier conditions can change the sampled populations, so an instrument's sensitivity must be separated from the chemical composition presented to it.[ref]
The Validation of Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectroscopy for Trace-Gas Analysis. Printed pages 25–27, apparatus and nozzle comparisons
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By Pamela M. Chu, R. D. Suenram, R. S. DaBell, Angela R. Hight Walker, George C. Rhoderick, Gerald T. Fraser.
Online text: nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/IR/nistir6816.pdf
Authored extended-abstract contribution, printed pp. 25–28, with the six-person byline on p. 25. The institutional report was issued by NIST in February 2002; the issue date is distinct from the original workshop date. The cover credit to J. C. Boudreaux does not establish authorship of this contribution or editorship of the report.
Cited passages: The Validation of Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectroscopy for Trace-Gas Analysis, printed pp. 25–26, Figures 2–3: coaxial apparatus, excitation and OCS readout; PDF pages 31–32; printed pp. 26–27: nozzle/carrier comparison in Figure 6, blind mixture in Table II, one-standard calibration and nozzle-expansion limitations.