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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Other Sciences Question Forum => Topic started by: Corvettaholic on December 13, 2004, 05:31:41 PM

Title: generic question on lasers
Post by: Corvettaholic on December 13, 2004, 05:31:41 PM

I know it takes a lotta voltage to get HeNe or CO2 lasers to start spitting photons in-synch, but how do can you tell how much power you need to get (insert name here) gas to the proper energy level to do its thing? Is current important, or just straight up voltage?