Laser vs Photoassociation - What's the difference?
laser | photoassociation |
A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
A laser printer.
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To cut with a
(sports) To throw with laser-like precision
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(physics) The association of two atoms, under the influence of laser light, to form an excited diatomic molecule
As nouns the difference between laser and photoassociation
is that laser is while photoassociation is (physics) the association of two atoms, under the influence of laser light, to form an excited diatomic molecule.laser
English
Etymology 1
From LASER, Originally called an optical maser .Noun
(wikipedia laser) (en noun)- The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably.
Synonyms
* LASER ( acronym of light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation ) * optical maser , optical MASERSee also
* TaserVerb
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