A source of pulsed coherent radiation obtained from an exciplex. The proper name is exciplex laser. Typical lasing species are noble gas halides (
XeCl,
KrF, etc.) emitting in the
UV domain.
See: gas lasers
Sources:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1913. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units, and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XV. Laser-based molecular spectroscopy for chemical analysis - laser fundamentals (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1920 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567111913)
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2241 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)