HiPER – methods / applications

The combination of high power (1 kW), wide bandwidth (1 GHz), large sample volume (typically 10 – 50 μL), frequency agility (1 GHz) and high operating frequency (94 GHz) not only provides very high sensitivity and time resolution, but also offers considerable flexibility in optimising experiments. The combination of sensitivity and flexibility allows new methodologies to be easily evaluated, and optimum conditions for experiments to be quickly established.

Above is an example exploiting the bandwidth and sensitivity of HiPER to accurately measure short distances in 2.1 nm Gd-ruler. This is normally plagued by artefacts with conventional measurements, but by separating pump and probe by 800 MHz and measuring on either side of the central transition, high quality data can be obtained.