1. Experience in a Microwave Spectroscopy Lab BRENDAN FRY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Dr. Stephen Kukolich Adam Daly Chandana Karunatilaka Space Grant Symposium April 29, 2006

2. MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY A branch of chemistry concerned with sending microwave pulses at a molecule  measures the energy of rotation  reveals its structure

3. SPECTRUM FID (free induction decay) Electronics lab New spectrometer

4. PROGRAMMING C++ code Model and improve upon current computer program in present spectrometer

5. PULSE BOX Designed to control the timing of the spectrometer system Used test circuits to see if chips functioned correctly Matched circuit diagram of current pulse box

6. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Complete new spectrometer Can be used in radio astronomy, or to determine the structures of molecules

7. Thank you Questions