The natural 10-micron CO2 laser in the atmospheres of Mars and Venus
Abstract
It is shown that in the daytime atmosphere of Mars a natural laser exists permanently, whereas in the daytime atmosphere of Venus it appears to arise only when internal gravity waves propagate through the atmosphere. The volume laser amplification coefficient and the amplification for a single passage are estimated.
- Publication:
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Pisma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal
- Pub Date:
- June 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985PAZh...11..390S
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Physics;
- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Lasing;
- Mars Atmosphere;
- Venus Atmosphere;
- Daytime;
- Gravity Waves;
- Internal Waves;
- Laser Outputs;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration