An apparatus for quantitative high-harmonic generation spectroscopy in molecular vapours.

We present an apparatus for performing gas phase high-harmonic generation spectroscopy of molecules primarily found in the liquid phase. Liquid molecular samples are heated in a temperature controlled bath and their vapour is used to back a continuous flow gas jet, with vapour pressures of over 1 bar possible. In order to demonstrate the system, we perform high harmonic spectroscopy experiments in benzene with a 1.8 μm driving field. Using the unique capabilities of the system, we obtain spectra that are nearly free from the effects of longitudinal phase-matching, amenable to comparison with advanced numerical modelling.