Versatile, isotopically specific hydrogen halide TEA pin laser.
A practical, easily constructed design for a laboratory hydrogen/deuterium halide chemical TEA laser is presented. Typical output energies in excess of 50 mJ/pulse broadband and 5 mJ/pulse on single lines are easily obtained. Isotopically specific oscillation on the v=1-->0 band of single isotopes of H35Cl-H37Cl, D35Cl-D37Cl, H79Br-H81Br, and D79Br-D81Br is demonstrated. The ease of conversion from one laser species to the next and the flexible design provide a highly versatile device for laboratory problems in chemical and physical dynamics. Major advances in the development of laboratory HCl and HBr chemical TEA lasers are also reviewed.
Horwitz
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Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA.
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