Laser utilizing an electronic transition in CN radicals pumped optically by radiation from an open high-current discharge

Stimulated emission was obtained as a result of the A²Π_3/2–X²Σ⁺ transition in CN formed by photodissociation of C₃F₇CN and (CN)₂C₄F₈ with vacuum-ultraviolet radiation produced in an open highcurrent discharge, and also as the result of the ²P_1/2–²P_3/2 transition in I formed by photodissociation of ICF₂CN with light from a quartz flashlamp. It was concluded that IRCN compounds could be used to obtain simultaneous stimulated emission as a result of both these transitions when pumped by radiation from an open high-current discharge.