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Martian CO2laser. Where sunlight shines on the atmosphere of Mars, carbon dioxide molecules at an altitude of about 75 km undergo natural laser action. The energy levels involved in the action are shown in Fig. 40-26; population inversion occurs between energy levels E1and E2. (a) What wavelength of sunlight excites the molecules in the lasing action? (b) At what wavelength does lasing occur? (c) In what region of the electromagnetic spectrum do the excitation and lasing wavelengths lie?

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(a) The wavelength of sunlight that excites the molecules in the lasing action is 4.29渭尘.

(b) The lasing occurs at wavelength of 10渭尘.

(c) The electromagnetic spectrum in which the excitation and the wavelengths lie is in infrared region.

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The given data

Altitude at which the carbon molecules undergo laser action is .

From figure,E0=0eV,E1=0.165eV,E2=0.289eV

The population inversion occurs between the energy levelsE1 and E2.

Consider the known data below.

The Plank鈥檚 constant is,

h=6.6310-34J.s=6.24210186.6310-34eV.s=41.38410-16eV.s

The speed of light is,

c=3108m/s=31081012pm/s=31020pm/s

02

Understanding the concept of Plank’s relation:

Photon energy is the energy carried by a single photon. The amount of energy is directly proportional to the magnetic frequency of the photon and thus, equally, equates to the wavelength of the wave. When the frequency of photons is high, its potential is high.

For the excitation of molecules due to sunlight from the ground state to the 2nd excited state, helps to get the wavelength of the sunlight rays using Planck's relation and the given data in the figure. Now for the lasing action, the excitation is found to be from the first excited state to the second excited state, thus using Planck's relation, helps to find the wavelength. Now, comparing the wavelengths to the electromagnetic spectrum, it is found within the infrared range of 700 nm to 1 mm.

Formula:

The energy of the photon due to Planck鈥檚 relation,

E=hc 鈥.. (1)

03

(a) Calculation of the wavelength of sunlight:

The lasing action for excitation of molecules due to sunlight is fromE0=0eV toE2=0.289eV (from figure).

Thus, the wavelength of the sunlight that excites the molecules in the lasing action is given using the given data in equation (1) as follows:

=41.38410-16eV.s31020pm/s0.289eV-0eV=1240eV.nm0.289eV=4.29103nm=4.29渭尘

Hence, the value of the wavelength is 4.29渭尘.

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(b) Calculation of the lasing wavelength

Using the concept, we can see that the lasing action occurs within the energy levelsE1=0.165eV toE2=0.289eV (from figure).

Thus, the wavelength at which lasing action occurs is given using the given data in equation (1) as follows:

'=1240eV.nm0.289eV-0.165eV=1104nm=10渭尘

Hence, the value of the wavelength is 10渭尘.

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(c) Calculation of the region of electromagnetic spectrum:

Both the wavelengths=4.29渭尘 and'=10渭尘 belong to the infrared region (700 nm to 1 mm) of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Hence, the region is found to the infrared region.

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