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Possible regimes of molecular excitation in a hypothetical laser-chemical reactor based on an infrared free-electron laser

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Different modes of operation of a hypothetical infrared free-electron laser-chemical reactor are discussed. Simple relationships are obtained for estimating the parameters of the reactor and the radiation intensity necessary for the excitation of molecules in each particular case.

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Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 67, 55–59 (April 1997)

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Baryshnikov, F.F. Possible regimes of molecular excitation in a hypothetical laser-chemical reactor based on an infrared free-electron laser. Tech. Phys. 42, 374–377 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1258839

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