“Complete” and “Partial” Vibrational Inversion in Chemically Pumped Molecular Lasers
- 1 November 1970
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 53 (9) , 3595-3598
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1674537
Abstract
A generalized inversion density is defined and applied to a molecular laser having simultaneous inversion on many different vibrational–rotational transitions. This inversion density is shown to be a measure of the maximum quantum efficiency and the molar flow efficiency of a flowing chemical laser. Calculations are carried out using previously measured vibrational population distributions, and the limiting performance of completely inverted and partially inverted molecular lasers is compared quantitatively.Keywords
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