A
laser in which the
active medium is a gas containing a
laseractive species. It is typically composed of a plasma discharge tube containing a gas that can be
excited with an electric discharge.
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
See also:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2244