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THE induction of chemical reactions in condensed phases by means of a laser has been reviewed by Wiley1. During the course of studying the heating of gases by laser light pulses, we analysed the residual gases and found in some cases a significant change in composition. These results are preliminary in nature inasmuch as the experiments were not designed primarily for this purpose.
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Wiley, R. M., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 122, 685 (1965).
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EPSTEIN, L., SUN, K. Chemical Reactions induced in Gases by means of a Laser. Nature 211, 1173–1174 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111173a0
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