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Experimental observation of Doppler-free signals for weak transitions can be greatly facilitated by an estimate for their expected amplitudes. We have derived an analytical model which allows the Doppler-free amplitude to be estimated for small Doppler-free signals. Application of this model to formaldehyde allows the amplitude of experimentally observed Doppler-free signals to be reproduced to within the experimental error.
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Zeppenfeld, M., Motsch, M., Pinkse, P. et al. Doppler-free spectroscopy of weak transitions: An analytical model applied to formaldehyde. Appl. Phys. B 89, 475–481 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2876-3
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