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Chapter 40 Problem 62

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Ruby lases at a wavelength of 694 nm. A certain ruby crystal has Cr ions (which are the atoms that lase).The lasing transition is between the first excited state and the ground state, and the output is a light pulse lasting 2.00 ms.As the pulse begins, 60.0% of the Cr ions are in the first excited state and the rest are in the ground state. What is the average power emitted during the pulse? (Hint: Dont just ignore the ground-state ions.)

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Title Fundamentals of Physics 10 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9781118230725

Ruby lases at a wavelength of 694 nm. A certain ruby

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