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HBr Laser Emission at 4 μm Based on the Chemical Generation of Bromine Atoms

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Laser-Induced Processes in Molecules

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The HBr laser is of interest because its operating wavelength of 4 µm is well suited to applications which require high atmospheric transmission. We report here an extension of our work on purely chemical HCl lasers [1] which has now led to the development of a purely chemical HBr laser.

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Arnold, S.J., Foster, K.D. (1979). HBr Laser Emission at 4 μm Based on the Chemical Generation of Bromine Atoms. In: Kompa, K.L., Smith, S.D. (eds) Laser-Induced Processes in Molecules. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67254-5_8

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