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A detailed knowledge of activation and deactivation rates for excited molecular states is essential for the design of molecular lasers and their development into efficient high-power devices. This is especially true when one is no longer dealing with the well-known infrared laser systems discussed by Dr. WILSON at this mee ti ng, but instead is attempting to devise new systems, based perhaps on molecular electronic transitions in the visible or ultraviolet portions of the spectrum. Table 1 lists a few such systems. In this paper, we shall consider some of the mechanisms for production and relaxation of the energy levels involved in these lasers.
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Steinfeld, J.I. (1978). Activation and Deactivation Rates in High-Power Lasers. In: Kompa, K.L., Walther, H. (eds) High-Power Lasers and Applications. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35942-5_10
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