High-resolution coherent 2-dimensional spectroscopy (HRC2DS) is a powerful tool for analyzing chemical systems. However, the technique is not well-suited for general application for a number of reasons. First, it uses electronic enhancements that can span over a wide region of the visible and UV regions of the spectrum. Second, the spectra are difficult to interpret without additional information obtained from other techniques. Third, the spectra are relatively complicated, even for very small molecules. This project involves the exploration and development of a new HRC2DS technique that works in the mid-infrared region. Instead of using electronic enhancements, this new technique would employ rovibrational resonances. The use of rovibrational resonances should simplify the resulting spectra, thereby making it easier to analyze samples containing larger molecules and mixtures.
