A
gas laser which is pumped using energy transfer from other atoms or molecules. Examples are
the helium-neon
(
HeNe
) the
copper vapour laser.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1913
(Nomenclature, symbols, units, and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XV. Laser-based
molecular spectroscopy for chemical analysis - laser fundamentals (IUPAC Recommendations
1995))
on page 1919
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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