Apparatus

Vacuum systems
Set-up with optical detection (laser induced fluorescence measurements): 1 vacuum chamber, turbomolecular pump (600 l/s), Roots pump (Leybold RUVAC 251)
The instrument for the multiphoton ionization spectra determination with time-of-flight mass-selective ion detection: 2 differentially pumped chambers separated with a skimmer (Beam Dynamics, 0.1,0.2 mm), linear time-of-flight mass spectrometer (0.55m tube), diffusion pump (2000 l/s), turbomolecular pump (240 l/s)

Excitation sources
Optical parametric oscillator (Sunlite EX, Continuum) (445 – 1750 nm, FWHM < 0.1 cm^-1)
Dye lasers constructed by J. Jasny: dye laser with retroreflective mounting of the grating and intracavity 5-prism beam expander (FWHM < 0.4 cm^-1) grazing incidence dye laser with intracavity etalon (FWHM < 0.1 cm^-1)
Second harmonic generator: with BBO crystal (230 – 340 nm) with KDP crystal (260 – 450 nm)
Seeded Nd:YAG laser (Powerlite Precision 8000, Continuum), pump wavelengths - 532, 355 nm, FWHM < 0.003 cm^-1
Nd:YAG laser (Surelite I-10, Continuum), pump wavelengths - 532, 355, 266 nm
Molecular beam sources High temperature (up to 260 ^oC) pulsed valve (0.5 mm, modified General Valve Series 9) Continuos high-temperature valve (35 and 50µ Ealing pinholes)
Helium droplets beam (HENDI)
Ultra high vacuum, high pressure pulsed valve (0.2 mm, General Valve Series 99) Helium cryocooler DE-2002 (APD cryogenics) High temperature pick-up cell
Detection systems
Optical: Spectrograph Chromex 0.5 with CCD camera (Princeton Instruments)
Monochromator M5 constructed by Doc. J Jasny with cooled photomultiplier (Hamamatsu R2949)
Ion: Chevron microchannel plates (MCP) detector (Burle Inc.)