Term: carbon dioxide laser (CO2 laser)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00828

Definition:
A continuous or pulsed source of coherent radiation normally tunable through the CO2 vibration–rotation band centred near 10.6 µm.

Related Terms:
1) gas lasers (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02585).
2) laser (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03459).
3) coherent radiation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01130).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2233 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'carbon dioxide laser (CO<sub>2</sub> laser)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00828

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