excimer laser

A source of pulsed coherent radiation obtained from an exciplex. The proper name is exciplexlaser. Typical lasing species are noble gas halides (XeCl, KrF, etc.) emitting in the UV domain.
See: gas lasers
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223 (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2241
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 1920