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The absorption of pulsed CO2-laser radiation by ethylene has been measured at total pressures from 25 to 3000 Torr, using the P(12) and P(14) lines in the 10.6 μm band, with incident fluences from 0.1 to 0.7 J/cm2. Marked deviations from the Beer-Lambert absorption law were observed, with the effective absorption coefficient varying with pressure, fluence, absorption path-length and the addition of non-absorbing gas. Pressure broadening of the rotational lines of the ethylene absorption spectrum was shown to be the major cause of these deviations, together with lesser effects which can be attributed to the rise in temperature of the absorbing gas during the laser pulse.
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Giroux, L., Back, M.H. & Back, R.A. The absorption of pulsed CO2-laser radiation by ethylene at total pressures from 25 to 3000 Torr. Appl. Phys. B 49, 307–313 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00324178
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