carbon dioxide laser

synonym: CO2 laser
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00828
A continuous or pulsed source of coherent radiation normally tunable through the $\ce{CO2}$ vibration–rotation band centred near \(10.6\ \unicode[Times]{x3BC}\rm{m}\).
See also: laser, gas lasers
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2233 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'carbon dioxide laser' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00828 RIS BibTex EndNote
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