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A self-heated iron bromide (λ=452.9 nm) laser with Ne-HBr buffer gas

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A self-heated multikilohertz laser is reported which operates on the 452.9 nm cyclic transition of atomic iron. The iron atoms are provided by dissociation of iron bromide donor molecules, formedin situ by passing Ne-HBr buffer gas over iron pieces in the laser-discharge active region. The output characteristics of the laser are described. Laser oscillation predicted by Walteret al. (IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-2 (1966) 474) for the 583.4 nm transition of rhenium was searched for using the same laser device, but was not realized.

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  1. J. F. Allen Research Laboratories, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, KY16 9SS, St Andrews, Fife, UK

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Jones, D.R., Little, C.E. A self-heated iron bromide (λ=452.9 nm) laser with Ne-HBr buffer gas. Opt Quant Electron 24, 67–72 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01234280

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