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FTS Group Publications, 2004 and earlier
2004
Y. Lyubchik, H.R.A. Jones, Y.V. Pavlenko, S. Viti, J.C. Pickering, R. Blackwell-Whitehead
Atomic lines in infrared spectra for ultracool dwarfs
Astronomy & Astrophysics 416 (2) 655-659 (2004)
N. Jaritz, , G.H. Guthoehrlein, L. Windholz, D. Messnarz, R. Engleman, J.C. Pickering & H. Jaeger
Investigation of the hyperfine structure of Ta I lines (VIII)
Physica Scripta 69 441-450 (2004)
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2003
J.RUFUS, G.STARK, P.L.SMITH, J.C.PICKERING & A.P.THORNE
High resolution photoabsorption cross section measurements of SO2 at 295 K between 220 and 325 nm
J. Geophys. Res.:Planets 108 (E2) art no. 5011 (2003)
T. MATSUI, A. S.-C. CHEUNG, KWS LEUNG, K. YOSHINO, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE, J. E. MURRAY, K. ITO and T IMAJO
High resolution absorption cross-section measurements of the Schumann-Runge bands of O-2 by VUV Fourier transform spectroscopy
J. Molecular Spectroscopy 219 (1) 45-57 (2003)
D. MESSNARZ, N. JARITZ, B. ARCIMOWICS, R. ENGLEMAN, J.C. PICKERING, H. JAEGER, G.H. GUTHOEHRLEIN, L. WINDHOLZ & V.O. ZILIO
Investigation of the hyperfine structure of Ta I lines (VII).
Physica Scripta, 68 (3): 170-191 (2003)
H.NILSSON & J.C.PICKERING
Extended term analysis of Mo II
Physica Scripta 67 (3) 223-233 (2003)
A. S-C. Cheung, A. L. Wong, D. H-Y. Lo, and K. W-S. Leung, K. Yoshino, A. P. Thorne and J. E. Murray, T. Imajo, K. Ito and T. Matsui
Application of a VUV Fourier transform spectrometer and synchrotron radiation source to measurements of. VI. The epsilon(0,0) band of NO.
Journal of Chemical Physics 119 (16): 8373-8378 (2003)
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2002
J.C.PICKERING
High Resolution Fourier transform spectroscopy with the Imperial College UV FT spectrometer, and its applications to astrophysics and atmospheric physics: a review
Vibrational Spectroscopy 29(1-2), 27-43 (2002)
J.C.PICKERING, M.DONNELLY, H.NILSSON, A.HIBBERT & S.JOHANSSON
The FERRUM Project: Experimental oscillator strengths of the UV 8 multiplet and other UV transitions from the y6P levels of Fe II
Astronomy & Astrophysics 396 (2), 715-722 (2002)
V.ZILIO & J.C.PICKERING
Measurements of hyperfine structure in Ta II
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 334 (1) , 48-52 (2002)
S.JOHANSSON, A.DERKATCH, M.DONNELLY, H.HARTMAN, A.HIBBERT, H.KARLSSON, M.KOCK, Z.LI, D.S.LECKRONE, U.LITZEN, H.LUNDBERG, S.MANNERVIK, L-O.NORLIN, H.NILSSON, J.C.PICKERING, T.RASSEN, D.ROSTOHAR, P.ROYEN, A.SCHMITT, M.SCHULTZ-JOHANNING, C.M.SIKSTROM, P.L.SMITH, S.SVANBERG, G.M.WAHLGREN
The FERRUM Project: New f-value data for Fe II and astrophysical applications
Physica Scripta T100 71-80 (2002)
J.RUFUS, K.YOSHINO, A.P.THORNE, J.E.MURRAY, T.IMAJO, K.ITO, T.MATSUI
The application of a vacuum ultraviolet Fourier transform spectrometer and synchrotron radiation source to measurements of: V. The beta(11,0) band of NO
Journal of chemical physics 117 (23) 10621-10626 (2002)
A.S.C.CHEUNG, D.H.Y.LO, K.W.S.LEUNG, K.YOSHINO, A.P.THORNE, J.E.MURRAY, K.ITO, T.MATSUI, T.IMAJO
The application of a vacuum ultraviolet Fourier transform spectrometer and synchrotron radiation source to measurements of: IV. The beta(6,0) and gamma(3,0) bands of NO
Journal of chemical physics 116 (1) 115-161, (2002)
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2001
J. C. PICKERING and V. ZILIO.
New accurate data on the spectrum of neutral silver.
Eur. Phys. J. D, 13, 181-185 (2001)
J. C. PICKERING, A. P. THORNE and R. PEREZ .
Oscillator strengths of UV transitions in Ti II.
Astrophys. J. S., 132, 403-409 (2001).
J.C.PICKERING, S.JOHANSSON & P.L.SMITH
The FERRUM Project: Branching ratios and atomic transition probabilities of Fe II transitions from the 3d6 (a3F)4p subconfiguration in the visible to VUV spectral region.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 377 361-367 (2001)
J. RUFUS, K. YOSHINO, J. R. ESMOND, A. P. THORNE, J. E. MURRAY, T. IMAJO, K. ITO and T. MATSUI.
The application of a VUV Fourier transform spectrometer and synchrotron radiation source to measurements of: III. The e (1,0) band of NO.
J.Chem.Phys. 115 (8) 3719-3723(2001)
J.C.PICKERING, A.P.THORNE, R.C.M.LEARNER, R.BLACKWELL
Atomic and molecular spectroscopy with the Imperial College VUV high resolution Fourier transform spectrometer
in Fourier Transform Spectroscopy , OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington DC, 2001), pp5-6 (2001)
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2000
J. C. PICKERING, A. P. THORNE, U. LITZÉN, J. K. WEBB and V. ZILIO .
Precise Laboratory Wavelengths of importance to studies of the time variation of the fine structure constant.
Monthly Notices of the Roy. Astron. Soc. 319, 163-167 (2000).
T. IMAJO, K. YOSHINO, J. R . ESMOND, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE, J. E. MURRAY, R. C. M. LEARNER, G. COX, A. S.-C. CHEUNG, K. ITO and T. MATSUI.
The application of a VUV Fourier transform spectrometer and synchrotron radiation source to measurements of: II. The d(1,0) band of NO.
J.Chem.Phys. 112, 2251-2257 (2000).
K. YOSHINO, A. P. THORNE, J. E. MURRAY, K. ITO, T. MATSUI, K. W.-S. LEUNG, A. S.-C. CHEUNG and T. IMAJO.
The application of a VUV-FT spectrometer and synchrotron radiation source to measurements of the NO and O2 bands at 295 K".
Phys. Chem. Earth (c) 25, 199-201 (2000).
K. YOSHINO, J. R. ESMOND, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE, R. C. M. LEARNER, G. COX and A. S.-C. CHEUNG.
Fourier transform spectroscopy and cross-section measurements of the Herzberg III bands of O2 at 295 K.
J.Chem.Phys. 112, 9791-9801 (2000).
D. BELMILOUD, R. SCHERMAUL, K. M. SMITH, N. F. ZOBOV, J. W. BRAULT, R. C. M. LEARNER, D. A. NEWNHAM and J. TENNYSON.
New studies of the visible and near-infrared absorption by water vapour and some problems with the HITRAN database.
Geophys.Res.Lett., 27, 3703-3706 (2000)
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1999
J. C. PICKERING.
Laboratory Astrophysics: improving the atomic data by Fourier Transform Spectrometry - a review.
Physica Scripta T series T38, 27-34 (1999).
G. STARK, P. L. SMITH, J. RUFUS, A. P. THORNE, J. C. PICKERING and G. COX.
High resolution photoabsorption cross section measurements of SO2 at 295 K between 198 nm and 220 nm.
J. Geophys. Res. 104, 16585-16590 (1999).
C. R. PROFFITT, P. JONSSON, U. LITZÉN, J. C. PICKERING and G. M. WAHLGREN
GHRS Observations of the B III resonance doublet in Early-B stars: abundances and isotope ratios.
Astrophys. J. 516, 342-348 (1999).
A. P. THORNE, U. LITZÉN and S. JOHANSSON.
Spectrophysics: Principles and Applications.
Springer Verlag, 1999.
R. SCHERMAUL.
Transition Probability and Line Broadening for the b 1Sg+ (v=0) - X 3Sg- (v=0) Band of the 16O18O Isotopomer of Oxygen.
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 62, 181-191 (1999).
R. SCHERMAUL and R. C. M. LEARNER.
Precise Line Parameters and Transition Probability of the Atmospheric A Band of Molecular Oxygen 16O2.
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 61, 781-794 (1999)
K. YOSHINO, J. R. ESMOND, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE, R. C. M. LEARNER and G. COX
Fourier transform spectroscopy and cross-section measurements of the Herzberg II bands of O2 at 295 K.
J.Chem.Phys. 111, 2960-2967 (1999).
R. C. M. LEARNER, W. ZHONG, J. D. HAIGH, D. BELMILOUD and J. CLARKE.
The contribution of unknown weak water vapour lines to the absorption of solar radiation".
Geophys.Res.Lett., 26, 3609-3612 (1999).
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1998
A. P. THORNE and M. HOWELLS.
Interferometric Spectrometers.
In: Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy II (Vol. 32 of Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences), ed. J. A. Samson and D. L. Ederer, Academic Press, 1998.
P. M. DOOLEY, B. R. LEWIS, S. T. GIBSON, K. G. H. BALDWIN, P. C. COSBY, J. L. PRICE, R. A. COPELAND, T. G. SLANGER, A. P. THORNE, J. E. MURRAY and K. YOSHINO.
A Comparative High-resolution Study of Predissociation Linewidths in the Schumann-Runge Bands of O2.
J. Chem. Phys. 109, 3856-3867 (1998).
A. J. J. RAASSEN, J. C. PICKERING and P. H. M. UYLINGS.
Calculated Oscillator Strengths of Singly Ionized Cobalt.
Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 130, 541-549 (1998).
J. C. PICKERING, A. P. THORNE and J. WEBB.
Precise Laboratory Measurements of Mg I and Mg II Resonance Transitions at 2853, 2803 and 2796 Angstrom.
Mon. Not. Roy. Astr. Soc. 300, 131-134 (1998).
J. C. PICKERING, R. SCHERMAUL, G. COX, J. RUFUS, A. P. THORNE and R. C. M. LEARNER.
Upgrading the Atomic and Molecular Database for Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics by Fourier Transform Spectroscopy.
NIST Special Publication 926, 159-163 (1998).
J. C. PICKERING.
Analysis of the Lowest 4f-5g Supermultiplet of Co II.
Physica Scripta 58, 457-463 (1998).
K. YOSHINO, J. R. ESMOND, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE, J. E. MURRAY, R. C. M. LEARNER, G. COX, A. S.-C. CHEUNG, K. W.-S. LEUNG, K. ITO, T. MATSUI and T. IMAJO.
The Application of a VUV Fourier Transform Spectrometer and Synchroton Radiation Source to Measurements of : I. The b(9,0) Band of NO.
J. Chem. Phys. 109, 1751-1757 (1998).
A. P. THORNE.
High Resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometry in the Visible and Ultraviolet Regions.
J. Anal. Atomic Spectrosc. 13, 407-411 (1998).
J. C. PICKERING, A. J. J. RAASSEN, P. H. M. UYLINGS and S. JOHANSSON.
The Spectrum and Term Analysis of Co II.
Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 117, 261-311 (1998).
G. KALUS, S. JOHANSSON, G. M. WAHLGREN, D. S. LECKRONE, A. P. THORNE and J. C. BRANDT
Abundances and Isotopic Compositions of Platinum in c Lupi and HR7775 Derived with the Help of New Laboratory Spectra of Pt II.
Astrophys. J. 494, 792-798 (1998).
J. C. PICKERING.
Analysis of 4d-4f Transitions in Co II.
Physica Scripta 57, 382-394 (1998).
P. SMITH, A. P. THORNE, R. C. M. LEARNER, J. C. PICKERING, R. KLING, W. MENDE and M. KOCK.
Improved VUV Spectroscopy of Doubly-ionized Atoms.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 143, 395-398 (1998).
J. C. PICKERING, A. P. THORNE and R. C. M LEARNER.
High Resolution Laboratory VUV Fourier Transform spectrometry Relevant to GHRS.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 143, 391 (1998).
T. ZETHSON, S. JOHANSSON, G. WWAHLGREN, J. C. PICKERING and D. LECKRONE.
The abundance of Co in the Hg-Mn star c Lupi.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 143, 334 (1998).
G. KALUS, S. JOHANSSON, G. WAHLGREN, D. LECKRONE, J. BRANDT and A. P. THORNE.
Abundances and Isotopic Compositions of Singly Ionized Platinum in c Lupi and HR7775.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 143, 326-329 (1998).
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1997
G. NAVE, S. JOHANSSON and A. P. THORNE.
Precision Vacuum Ultraviolet Wavelengths of Fe II measured by Fourier-transform and Grating Spectrometry.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14, 1035-1042 (1997).
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1996
R. C. M. LEARNER, A. P. THORNE and J. W. BRAULT.
Ghosts and Artifacts in Fourier-transform Spectrometry.
App. Opt. 35, 2947-2954 (1996).
J. C. PICKERING.
Measurements of the Hyperfine Structure of Atomic Energy Levels in CO I.
Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 107, 811-822 (1996)
J. C. PICKERING and A. P. THORNE.
The Spectrum and Term Analysis of CO I.
Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 107, 761-809 (1996).
A. P. THORNE.
Fourier Transform Spectrometry in the Vacuum Ultraviolet: Applications and Progress.
Physica Scripta T65, 31-35 (1996).
J. C. PICKERING.
Hyperfine Structure Measurements in Complex Spectra.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 108, 154-158 (1996).
E. B. M. STEERS and A. P. THORNE.
High-resolution FTS Studies of Glow-discharge Spectra Line-profiles and Line Widths.
Fresenius J. Anal. Chem. 355, 868-872 (1996).
R. C. M. LEARNER.
Joseph Fraunhofer (1757-1826).
Meas. Control U.S., 177 (1996)
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1995
R. C. M. LEARNER, A. P. THORNE, I. WYNNE-JONES, J. W. BRAULT and M. C. ABRAMS.
Phase Correction of Emission-line Fourier-transform Spectra.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 12, 2165-2171 (1995).
J. C. PICKERING and J. I. SEMENIUK.
New Atomic Data for the Thorium-Neodymium Stellar Chronometer.
Month. Notices Royal Astr. Soc. 274, L 37-L 42 (1995).
K. YOSHINO, J. R. ESMOND, J. E. MURRAY, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE, R. C. M. LEARNER and G. COX.
Band Oscillator-strengths of the Herzberg I Bands of O2.
J. Chem. Phys. 103, 1243-1249 (1995).
K. YOSHINO, P. L. SMITH, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE and K. ITO.
The Combination of a VUV Fourier-transform Spectrometer and Synchrotron-radiation.
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 66, 2122-2124 (1995).
P. L. SMITH, A. P. THORNE and W. H. PARKINSON.
A comparison of Fourier transform with grating spectrometry for tridimensional spectroscopy.
Astron.Soc.Pacific Conference Series 71, 328-331 (1995).
C. SCHIERLE and A. P. THORNE.
Inductively-coupled Plasma Fourier-transform Spectrometry - A Study of Element Spectra and a Table of Inductively-coupled Plasma Lines.
Spectrochim. Acta B 50, 27-50 (1995).
R. C. M. LEARNER, A. P. THORNE, J. E. MURRAY and J. I. SEMENIUK.
UV Fourier transform spectroscopy of emission line spectra.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 81, 227-228 (1995).
J. C. PICKERING, A. P. THORNE and M. ROSBERG.
UV Fourier Transform Spectroscopy and Term Analysis of Co I and Co II.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 81, 204-211 (1995).
A. P. THORNE, G. COX, R. C. M. LEARNER, P. L. SMITH and W. H. PARKINSON.
Fourier Transform Spectroscopy at Vacuum Ultraviolet Wavelengths.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 81, 235-236 (1995).
G. M. KALUS, S. JOHANSSON, A. P. THORNE, D. S. LECKRONE and G. M. WAHLGREN.
Isotope Shift in Pt II Observed in Laboratory FT Spectra.
Astron. Soc. Pacific Conference Series 81, 239-240 (1995).
A. P. THORNE.
Calibration of Line Width Standards and Lamp Intensities using FT-UV.
In Spectrophotometry, Luminescence and Colour, ed: C.Burgess and D.G.Jones, pp.355-367, Elsevier Science, 1995.
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1994
K. YOSHINO, J. E. MURRAY, J. R. ESMOND, Y. SUN, W. H. PARKINSON, A. P. THORNE, R. C. M. LEARNER and G. COX.
Fourier-transform Spectroscopy of the Herzberg I Bands of O2.
Can. J. Phys. 72, 1101-1108 (1994).
J. E. MURRAY, K. YOSHINO, J. R. ESMOND, W. H. PARKINSON, Y. SUN, A. DALGARNO, A. P. THORNE and G. COX.
Vacuum-ultraviolet Fourier-transform Spectroscopy of the d(0,0) and b(7,0) Bands of NO.
J. Chem. Phys. 101, 62-73 (1994).
G. NAVE, S. JOHANSSON, R. C. M. LEARNER, A. P. THORNE and J. W. BRAULT.
A New Multiplet Table for Fe.
Astrophys. J. 431, 906 (1994).
G. NAVE, S. JOHANSSON, R. C. M. LEARNER, A. P. THORNE and J. W. BRAULT.
A New Multiplet Table for Fe-I.
Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 94, 221-459 (1994).
A. P. THORNE, G. COX, P. L. SMITH and W. H. PARKINSON.
Beamsplitters for VUV Fourier-transform Spectroscopy
In Ultraviolet Technology V 2282, Ch.31, pp.58-64 (1994).
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1993
L. DAME, R. J. RUTTEN, A. P. THORNE and J. C. VIAL.
The Simuris Interferometric Mission - Solar Physics Objectives and Model Payload.
Adv. Space Res. 14, 167-170 (1993).
E. B. M. STEERS and A. P. THORNE.
Application of high resolution Fourier transform spectrometry to the study of glow discharge sources.
J.Anal.At.Spectrom. 8, 309-315 (1993).
U. LITZÉN, J. W. BRAULT and A. P. THORNE.
Spectrum and term system of neutral nickel, Ni I.
Physica Scripta 47, 628-673 (1993).
J. E. MURRAY, J. C. PICKERING, G. NAVE, R. C. M. LEARNER and A. P. THORNE.
Transition element spectra by high resolution Fourier transform spectrometry.
NIST Special Publication 850, 154-155 (1993).
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1992 AND EARLIER (SELECTED)
G. NAVE, R. C. M. LEARNER, J. E. MURRAY, A. P. THORNE and J. W. BRAULT.
Precision Fe I and Fe II wavelengths in the red and infrared spectrum of the iron-neon hollow cathode lamp.
J.Phys. II France 2, 913-929 (1992).
R. C. M. LEARNER, J. DAVIES and A. P. THORNE.
Accurate wavelengths for the thorium neodymium stellar chronometer.
Mon.Not.R.Astr.Soc. 248, 414-418 (1991).
G. NAVE, R. C. M. LEARNER, A. P. THORNE and C. J. HARRIS.
Precision Fe I and Fe II wavelengths in the ultraviolet spectrum of the iron-neon hollow cathode lamp.
J.Opt.Soc.Amer. B 8, 2028-2043 (1991).
ANNE THORNE.
Fourier transform atomic emission spectroscopy.
Chemia Analityczna 35, 255-264 (1990).
R. C. M. LEARNER and A. P. THORNE.
Wavelength calibration of Fourier transform emission spectra with applications to Fe I.
J.Opt.Soc.Amer.B 5, 2045-2059 (1988).
A. P. THORNE, C. J. HARRIS, I. WYNNE-JONES, R. C. M. LEARNER and G. COX.
A Fourier transform spectrometer for the vacuum ultraviolet: design and performance.
J.Phys.E, 20, 54-60 (1987)
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Revised 21st March 2012
J. C. Pickering
Email: j.pickering@imperial.ac.uk