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Spectroscopy in the terahertz (THz) region of the electromagnetic spectrum is an important and growing field of research with a broad range of applications. The characteristic properties of THz radiation (1 THz = 1012 Hz), localised between the infrared and the microwave frequencies, suggest many applications in the spectroscopy of gases, liquids and condensed matter. As an example, the rotational transitions of small molecules lie in this spectral range, enabling the direct quantitative detection and chemical analysis of gases. Moreover, important semiconductor properties, such as carrier concentration and mobility, lead to resonances in this spectral range, which enables one to derive such information directly from THz-transmission experiments. THz spectroscopy therefore constitutes an important analytical tool complementary to standard characterisation methods which opens up a wide variety of application perspectives.
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Haring Bolivar, P., Brucherseifer, M., Nagel, M., Pellemans, H.P.M., Kurz, H. (2001). Time-Domain Terahertz Spectroscopy and Sensing. In: Miles, R.E., Harrison, P., Lippens, D. (eds) Terahertz Sources and Systems. NATO Science Series, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0824-2_20
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