Multifrequency cross-correlation phase fluorometer using synchrotron radiation

Abstract

The construction and operation of a cross‐correlation phase and modulation fluorometer using the synchrotron radiation facility at the ADONE–Frascati electron storage ring is described. In the frequency domain the high repetition rate pulsed source gives a large series of equally spaced harmonic frequencies. Use of cross‐correlation techniques in conjunction with such a light source permits one to isolate one harmonic frequency from the adjacent frequencies with high precision. The cross‐correlation frequency required for the analysis of the phase delay and modulation ratio is obtained using two coupled frequency synthesizers, one of which drives the radio‐frequency cavity of the storage ring and the other which modulates the response of the photomultipliers used for the signal detection. The accuracy, reproducibility, and sensitivity of the instrumentation have been determined on a number of systems and are reported.