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Optical pumping of the. nu. /sub 3/ +. nu. /sub 4/ band of the CF/sub 4/ molecule

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6193924
The possible development of a room-temperature, 16 ..mu..m CF/sub 4/ laser optically pumped by 5 ..mu..m radiation from a frequency-doubled CO/sub 2/ laser was investigated. This laser would utilize pumping of the ..nu../sub 3/ + ..nu../sub 4/ band of CF/sub 4/ at 1916 cm/sup -1/ with subsequent lasing to ..nu../sub 3/ levels at 1283 cm/sup -1/ where there is essentially no thermally excited population. A spectrophone instrument was used to measure absorption cross sections of CF/sub 4/ at the second harmonic frequencies of 22 of the 10 ..mu..m CO/sub 2/ laser transitions. Lasing experiments to detect transitions at 16 ..mu..m are described.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6193924
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-79-1467; CONF-790529-5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English