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3. Physical Dimensions 15
4. Generalized Interference Equation 16
5. Dispersion Linewidth Equation 17
6. Beam Divergence 19
7. Intracavity Dispersion 19
8. Intracavity Multiple-Prism Dispersion and Pulse
Compression 23
9. Transmission Efficiency of Multiple-Prism
Arrays 24
10. Wavelength Tuning 26
Appendix: Dispersion of Multiple-Prism Arrays
and 4 x 4 Transfer Matrices 29
References 3 1

D. G. Harris
1. Introduction 33
2. Excimer Active Media 35
3. Tuning of Discharge and Electron Beam Pumped
Excimer Lasers 41
4. Discharge Excimer Lasers 53
References 59

Charles Freed
1. Introduction 63
2. Vibrational Energy-Level Structive of the CO,
Molecule 65
3. Rotational Energy-Level Substructure of the CO,
Molecule 69
4. Processes Governing the Excitation of Regular Band
Laser Transitions in CO, 7 1
5. Additional Characteristics of Regular Band CO,
Lasers Transitions 74
6. Lineshape Functions and Broadening Due to Gas
Pressure and Doppler Shift in CO, Gas 76
7. Spectral Purity and Short-Term Stability 79