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High-power, line-tunable14NH3 and15NH3 lasers

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Abstract

A high-power, line-tunable NH3 laser pumped by a TEA CO2 laser has been developed for application to laser isotope separation of tritium. Laser lines from15NH3 are newly observed in a range from 11.24 to 13.23 μm. The performance of an15NH3 laser is compared to that of an14NH3 laser.

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Midorikawa, K., Shimizu, K., Tashiro, H. et al. High-power, line-tunable14NH3 and15NH3 lasers. Appl. Phys. B 38, 185–189 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00697482

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