carbon dioxide laser (CO
2
laser)
A continuous or pulsed source of
coherent radiation
normally tunable through the
CO
2
vibration–rotation band centred near
.
See also:
gas lasers
,
laser
Source:
PAC, 1996,
68
, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2233
.
.