title: Proposal for high-power radiative-collisional lasers.
abstract: We propose the use of the radiative-collisional laser process for the extraction of energy that is stored in the resonance lines of the alkali atoms. The largest calculated gain occurs in Rb at 5.4 microm and is 8%/cm at a resonance-line population of 5 x 10(16) atoms/cm(3).
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Falcone
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: O'Brien